Dogs (Hansard, 22 February 1990)

HC Deb 22 February 1990 vol 167 c917W 917W

§ 59. Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many dogs are kept as domestic pets in the United Kingdom.

§ Mr. Peter Lloyd
The Home Office collects no statistics on the numbers of domestic pets. A report prepared by the London School of Economics for the RSPCA in 1988 estimated the United Kingdom dog population to be 7.3 million.