FOI request (FOIR-754869139)

Illegally imported pets

Requested Mon 06 October 2025
Responded Tue 14 October 2025

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding reports of illegally imported pets within your council's jurisdiction. Specifically, I would like to request the following information for each calendar year from 2020 to the most recent year available:

1. The number of reports received by the council concerning suspected illegally imported pets.

2. The number of investigations conducted by the council into suspected illegally imported pets.

3. The number of cases where pets were found to have been illegally imported.

4. The number of illegally imported pets seized by the council.

5. If available, a breakdown of the most commonly investigated breeds.

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Response

Hastings Borough Council holds no information in respect of this request.

Imported pets are the responsibility of East Sussex County Council, please visit their website for further information:

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk