Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am contacting you […] to request information relating to the trading of puppies in 2022.
I am requesting the following information:
1. In 2022, how many enquiries and/or reports of suspected illicit puppy trading were received by your local authority?
a. In 2022, how many of those are related to imported puppies?
2. In 2022, how many investigations into suspected illicit puppy trading were carried out by your local authority?
a. In 2022, how many investigations resulted in no further action?
b. In 2022, how many investigations resulted in a formal warning/caution?
c. In 2022, how many investigations resulted in other, formal action?
3. In 2022, how many successful prosecutions did your local authority undertake in relation to illicit puppy trading?