FOI Request - Unlicensed Dog Boarding Kennels 2021-2025

Request 101003893957

Request the following information concerning unlicensed dog boarding establishments (kennels, home boarding, dog daycare, etc.) within the authority’s area over the past five years (2021–2025 inclusive — or the most recent five year period for which data is held).

1.  The total number of investigations / enforcement actions your authority has opened in that period into unlicensed dog boarding / animal boarding establishments (kennels, catteries, day care, home boarding, etc.).

2.  For each such investigation / enforcement action:

Name and (full or partial) address / postcode of the premises (or a unique reference ID)

Date when investigation/enforcement began

Type of alleged breach (e.g. operating without a licence; unlicensed boarding; failure to meet licence/animal welfare standards

Outcome of the investigation (e.g. licence issued, prosecution, closure, warning, no further action)

If prosecution: date of conviction, offence, penalty/outcome (fine, ban, destruction of licence, etc.)

3.  The number of complaints or reports received by your authority (from public, other agencies or referrals) relating to suspected unlicensed animal boarding / dog boarding establishments over that period (2021–2025).