Dogs: Imports
(asked on 6th February 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions there have been in respect of non-compliant dogs and puppies entering the UK via Dover or the Eurotunnel in (a) 2012, (b) 2013, (c) 2014, (d) 2015 and (e) 2016.
The number of prosecutions in respect of non-compliant dogs and puppies entering England and Wales are set out below.
Year | Number of Prosecutions * |
2012 | 7 |
2013 | 5 |
2014 | 5 |
2015 | 4 |
2016 | 5 |
*It is not possible to know from the returns where these non-compliances were identified (e.g. at Dover or Eurotunnel or elsewhere - including by air).
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) does not gather, collate or hold this data for Scotland or Northern Ireland.