Dogs: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 113998 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs have been seized from their owners under Section 18(5) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in each of the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 26 Feb 2026
Defra does not collect data on the financial costs to police forces associated with waiting times for Section 20 hearings under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, nor does it hold records on the number of dogs seized under Section 18(5) of the Act, or the lengt...