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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) charges, (b) investigations and (c) prosecutions there have been under (i) the Animals (Cruel Poisons) Act 1962, (ii) the Abandonment of Animals Act 1960, (iii) the Docking and Nicking of Horses Act 1949, (iv) the Cockfighting Act...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) charges, (b) investigations and (c) prosecutions there have been under (i) the Animals (Cruel Poisons) Act 1962, (ii) the Abandonment of Animals Act 1960, (iii) the Docking and Nicking of Horses Act 1949, (iv) the Cockfighting Act...
Asked by
David Amess
(Conservative)
Answered by
Fiona Mactaggart
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 February 2006
For answer on
27 February 2006
Answered on
1 March 2006
Data is not available for the number of defendants charged with, or investigated for offences relating to animal cruelty.Data held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform on the number of prosecutions made for offences relating to animal cruelty, is provided in the following table.
| Number of defendants prosecuted for offences relating to animal cruelty in England and Wales, 1994–2004(17) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offence description | Offence Act | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| Cruelty to Animals. | Protection of Animals (Regulation) Act 1911 | 908 | 927 | 967 | 1,051 | 1,107 | 1,050 |
| Prohibition of certain public contests performances and exhibitions with animals. | Protection of Animals Act 1934 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Exhibition and training of performing animals without being registered. | Performing Animals (Regulations) Act 1925. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prohibition of docking and nicking exception in certain cases. | Docking and Nicking of Horses Act 1949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Possession of appliances for use in fighting of domestic fowl rendered unlawful. | Cockfighting Act 1952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The abandonment of animals. | Abandonment of Animals Act 1960 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 36 | 17 |
| Unlawful use of poison for destroying animals. | Animals (Cruel Poisons) Act 1962 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sale of dogs. Custody of dog in contravention of S9(2) and failure to comply with S9(5). | Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Offence description | Offence Act | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Cruelty to Animals. | Protection of Animals (Regulation) Act 1911 | 1,074 | 975 | 1,006 | 999 | 984 |
| Prohibition of certain public contests performances and exhibitions with animals. | Protection of Animals Act 1934 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Exhibition and training of performing animals without being registered. | Performing Animals (Regulations) Act 1925. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prohibition of docking and nicking exception in certain cases. | Docking and Nicking of Horses Act 1949 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Possession of appliances for use in fighting of domestic fowl rendered unlawful. | Cockfighting Act 1952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The abandonment of animals. | Abandonment of Animals Act 1960 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
| Unlawful use of poison for destroying animals. | Animals (Cruel Poisons) Act 1962 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sale of dogs. Custody of dog in contravention of S9(2) and failure to comply with S9(5). | Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (17) All data given refer to the principal offence only. |
Subjects
Animal welfare; Enforcement; Prosecutions
Date
1 March 2006
Reference
53337; 443 c800-2W;443 c800-2W
House
House of Commons