Response 3780993

Response to request for information

Reference

3780993

Response date

28 July 2025

Request

1. Number of Licensed Dog Breeders at 31/03/25
2. Applications for dog breeding licences received (between 01/04/24 and 31/03/25)
3. Inspections undertaken in relation to holders of dog breeding licences between 01/04/24 and 31/03/25
4. Complaints received about dog breeding between 01/04/24 and 31/03/25
5. Enforcement actions in relation to dog breeding licence holders between 01/04/24 and 31/03/25

Response

1. Number of Licensed Dog Breeders at 31/03/25
   • The total number of licensed breeders within your authority area on 31/03/25 (to include all dog breeding licence holders irrespective of duration.) = 2
   • The numbers of breeders on 31/03/2025 holding 1, 2 and 3 year licences = 2
2. Applications for dog breeding licences received (between 01/04/24 and 31/03/25)
   1. questions:
      
      • The number of new licence applications received = 0
      • The number of new licences granted = 0
      • Number of new licence applications refused and reasons for refusal = 0
   2. questions:
      • The number of licence renewal applications received = 2
      • The number of licence renewals granted = 2
      • Number of renewal licence applications refused and reasons for refusal = 0
3. Inspections undertaken in relation to holders of dog breeding licences between 01/04/24 and 31/03/25
   • The total number of initial (for grant or refusal) compliance inspections undertaken on application (both (a) new and (b) renewal). 2
   • Number of interim compliance inspections undertaken = 0
4. Complaints received about dog breeding between 01/04/24 and 31/03/25
   • The number of allegations and/or complaints received about unlicensed breeders = 1, case 25/00567/ANIWEL
   • The number of allegations and/or complaints received about licensed breeders = 0
   • Number of follow-up inspections and/or visits carried out due to those allegations/complaints for both
     1. licensed = 0
     2. unlicensed breeders = 0.
   • Number of breeders whose licence was revoked/suspended as a result of complaints/allegations = 0

   • Number of subsequent investigations undertaken by means of visits to the breeder = 0

   • Number of subsequent investigations undertaken by other means = 1, case 25/00567/ANIWEL

   • Number not investigated = 0

5. Enforcement actions in relation to dog breeding licence holders between 01/04/24 and 31/03/25
   • Number of licences revoked and reasons for revocation = 0
   • Number of licences suspended and reasons for suspension = 0
   • Number of prosecutions in relation to licence holders, including reasons for prosecution and outcomes = 0
   • Number of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN) served per premises and reasons for FPN’s = 0
   • Number of Improvement Notices served per premises = 0