§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions there have been under the Protection Against Cruel Tethering Act 1988.
§ Mr. JackSection 1 of the Protection against Cruel Tethering Act 1988 amended the Protection of Animals Act 1911. It is not possible from the information held centrally to identify separately such offences under the Protection of Animals Act 1911. However, our statistics show that in 1989 and 1990 there were 1,050 and 1,167 prosecutions, respectively, under the Protection of Animals Act 1911, as amended.