FOI request (FOIR-732967479)

Dog breeding licences and enforcement

Requested Mon 21 July 2025
Responded Mon 28 July 2025

1. Number of Licensed Dog Breeders at 31/03/25:

a. The total number of licensed breeders within your authority area on 31/03/25 (to include all dog breeding licence holders irrespective of duration).

b. The numbers of breeders on 31/03/2025 holding 1, 2 and 3 year licences.

2. Applications for dog breeding licences received (between 01/04/24 and 31/03/25):

a. The number of new licence applications received.

b. The number of new licences granted.

c. Number of new licence applications refused and reasons for refusal.

d. The number of licence renewal applications received.

e. The number of licence renewals granted.

f. Number of renewal licence applications refused and reasons for refusal.

3. Inspections undertaken in relation to holders of dog breeding licences between 01/04/24 and 31/03/25:

a. The total number of initial (for grant or refusal) compliance inspections undertaken on application (both (a) new and (b) renewal).

b. Number of interim compliance inspections undertaken.

4. Complaints received about dog breeding between 01/04/24 and 31/03/25:

a. The number of allegations and/or complaints received about unlicensed breeders.

b. The number of allegations and/or complaints received about licensed breeders.

c. Number of follow-up inspections and/or visits carried out due to those allegations/complaints (for both (a) licensed and (b) unlicensed breeders).

d. Number of breeders whose licence was revoked/suspended as a result of complaints/allegations.

e. Number of subsequent investigations undertaken by means of visits to the breeder.

f. Number of subsequent investigations undertaken by other means.

g. Number not investigated.

5. Enforcement actions in relation to dog breeding licence holders between 01/04/24 and 31/03/25:

a. Number of licences revoked and reasons for revocation.

b. Number of licences suspended and reasons for suspension.

c. Number of prosecutions in relation to licence holders, including reasons for prosecution and outcomes.

d. Number of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN) served per premises and reasons for FPNs.

e. Number of Improvement Notices served per premises.

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Response

1a. 2

1b. 1x 3 star, 1x 2 star

2a. 0

2b. 0

2c. 0

2d. 1

2e. 1

2f. 0

3a. 1x RENEWAL

3b. 1

4a. 1

4b. 1

4c. 1x licensed

4d. 0

4e. 0

4f. 1

4g. 0

5a. 0

5b. 0

5c. 0

5d. 0

5e. 0