FOI 0358-2025/26- Sec 1 dangerous dogs seized

Request:

For the period: 1st January 2025 to the 30th June 2025                                                                                                                                                        Q1. How many suspected Section 1 dogs (per type) did your force seize under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (DDA).

Q2. For each S1 dog seized the average length of time between seizure and court hearing.

Q3. For each S1 dog seized the cost per day per dog for kennelling.

Q4. The number of dogs seized as suspected prohibited types, deemed by the courts as being of each of the five different banned types Pit Bull Terrier Dogo Argentino Japanese Tosa Fila Brasileiro American Bully XL .

Q5. How many Section 3 offences were taken to court?

Q6.  of these how many were Section 3 offences including a dog of a type proscribed under Section 1 of the DDA?

Q7.  For each dog involved in a Section 3 offence, what was their breed or type?

Q8. How many dogs were seized for S1 offences and euthanised

Q9. how many of those were each of the four banned types Pit Bull Terrier Dogo Argentino Japanese Tosa Fila Brasileiro American Bully XL

Response:

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police. 

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.

Q1.  11

Q2. 117 days

Q3. £26

Q4. 3

Q5. Of those Section 3 offences of Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 where there was a charged disposal – 8 were taken to court

Q6. Zero

Q7. German Shepherd, Lurcher, Cross Breed, Vizsla, Alsatian, Staffy/Bully

Q8. 3

Q9. All XL bully type dogs

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.