FOI release

Freedom of Information request - Stray dogs

Case reference FOI2026/00083

Received 15 January 2026

Published 6 February 2026

Request

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please provide, for the period January 2021 to December 2025:

* The number of reported cases of abandoned dogs and/or stray dogs

* The total number of abandoned and/or dogs taken in, seized, or otherwise handled by your council, broken down by month

* The number of abandoned and/or stray dogs returned to their owner

If possible, I would appreciate the data being presented as a year-by-year breakdown

Please see the attached CSV file.

This is South Derbyshire District Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.