§ 9. Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the number of cases of infringement of the Regulations governing the use of dogs in connection with dog-racing tracks which have been reported to him during 1944, 1945 and the first six months of 1946; how many of such cases were of doping dogs; and how many in connection with their general care and treatment.
§ Mr. EdeIn the Metropolitan police district there were two prosecutions during the period in question, one in 1944 and one in 1946, for conspiracy to defraud by administering drugs to greyhounds, but I have no complete particulars of similar proceedings elsewhere. I have not heard of any prosecutions under the Protection of Animals Acts for failure to take care of the dogs at greyhound racing tracks, but such cases would not necessarily be reported to me.