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Councillor calls for crackdown on guilty dog-owners
Greg Hadfield
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A RECORD number of complaints about dog-fouling have been made to Brighton and Hove City Council in the last 12 months. But - out of 432 complaints only two fixed-penalty notices were issued. One was withdrawn because there was insufficient evidence; the other was not paid, so the council took court action and successfully prosecuted the dog-owner, Anthony Gallagher, last November. Gallagher, of Windlesham Road, Brighton was fined £100, with £350 costs, for not clearing up his dog’s mess in Goldsmid Road, Seven Dials. A £15 “victim surcharge” was imposed, with the money going to help fund victim services. The lone prosecution was the result of 315 “pro-active fouling patrols” by the city council’s animal welfare team, which has the equivalent of four full-time employees. In the last year, the team has also been responsible for: • 361 dog-related enquiries;
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Dog-fouling: Guilty dog-owners face £1,000 fines - if they get caught. • 328 kennelled, re-homed, and reunited strays dogs; • 254 investigations into “dangerous dogs” and dog attacks; • 213 investigations intol animal cruelty and welfare; • 180 investigation into other animal complaints; • 118 animal enquiries; • 34 stray-dog assessments; • 33 dog-education activities.
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In addition - according to a report to councilllors - the animal welfare team is involved in the licensing of one zoo, seven pet shops, seven boarding establishments, and five performing animals. The report identified “animal welfare hotspots” to be Whitehawk, Moulsecoomb, and North Portslade; one of a series of “Dog Care Days” – aiming at promoting responsible
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dog-ownership – was organised in East Brighton Park yesterday (Thursday) by the city council and the RSPCA. Separately, targeted antifouling work is undertaken in St James’s Street, parts of Kemptown, Brunswick Square, Valance Ward, Hangleton and Knoll, Elm Grove, Queens Park. Continued on page 3
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