§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions were brought by the police relating to criminal welfare; and how many were successful.
§ Mr. JackThe information is given in the table. Provisional 1991 data will be available by the end of 1992.
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Number of prosecutions brought by the police for offences relating to animal welfare by result, 1990 England and Wales Offence Police prosecutions Convictions Cruelty to animals 502 374 Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, Sec 22(3), 23 and 25(3) 4 4 Protection of Animals Act, 1911 (as amended) 388 290 Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981, Sec 8 5 5 Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925 — — Protection of Animals (Cruelty to dogs) Act, 1933 16 11 Protection of Animals Act, 1934 1 1 Pet Animals Act, 1951 2 2 Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act, 1954 5 5 Animal Health Act, 1981, Sees 40–42, 46, 49 and Orders under Sees 8, 9, 37, 38, 39 and 43 13 11 Slaughterhouses Act 1974 2 — Abandonment of Animals Act, 1960, Sec 1 19 13 Animal Boarding Establishments Act, 1963 2 1 Riding Establishments Acts, 1964 and 1970 — — Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1968, Sees 1, 2 and 6 3 2 Badgers Act, 1973 35 22 Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981, Sec 9 3 3
Offence Police prosecutions Convictions Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981, Sec 11 1 1 Other 3 3 Diseases of animals Act 50 47 Wild Birds Protection Acts 74 49