§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and 406W Food how many sheep have been killed or mutilated by dogs during the last 12 months in the Midlands and the North West; and if he will make a statement on what action is being taken to reduce this slaughter.
§ Mr. StrangThe latest available information covers the calendar year preceding local government reorgansation and is as follows:
SHEEP KILLED AND INJURED BY DOGS: NUMBERS NOTIFIED FOR 1973 Killed Injured Cheshire 229 82 Cumberland 19 7 Derbyshire 79 34 Herefordshire 79 88 Lancashire 108 527 Leicestershire 13 21 Lincolnshire 56 22 Northamptonshire 58 74 Nottinghamshire 4 11 Rutland — 1 Shropshire 194 70 Staffordshire 243 213 Warwickshire 190 235 Westmorland 11 5 Worcestershire 146 85 Yorkshire, West Riding 118 105 Total 1,547 1,580 Source: Police returns to local authorities.
Existing statutory provisions to protect livestock against dogs will be reviewed in the light of the forthcoming Report of the Inter-Departmental Working Party on Dogs.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many sheep were killed or mutilated by dogs in Cheshire in the last 12 months; how many killer dogs were traced; and how many prosecutions took place.
§ Mr. StrangThe latest available information on this covers the calendar year preceding local government reorganisation, and is as follows:
Sheep killed or injured by dogs in Cheshire Numbers notified for 1973 Sheep killed 229 Sheep injured 82 Dogs traced 23 Successful prosecutions 16* *No returns are made of unsuccessful prosecutions. Source: Police returns to Local Authorities.
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