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Stray Dogs: Euthanasia

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 30 June 2025UIN 61452

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of stray dogs being euthanised in the latest period for which figures are available.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

The Department does not collect data on the euthanasia of stray dogs.

The obligations for dealing with stray dogs are laid down in the Environmental Protection Act 1990, and the responsibility for implementing these obligations lies with each local authority.

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