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The dog warden service works towards improving quality of life The dog warden service works towards improving quality of life now and for now and for future generations by helping to create a healthier and safer Be future generations by helping to create a healthier and safer Belfast lfast We do this through, We do this through,

• Enforcement

Enforcement

• Education

Education

• Offering information and advice on

Offering information and advice on responsible dog ownership responsible dog ownership

• Engagement with communities

Engagement with communities

• Partnership working with other

Partnership working with other departments and organisations departments and organisations

We are responsible for the enforcement of the Dogs (NI) Order 19 We are responsible for the enforcement of the Dogs (NI) Order 1983 as 83 as amended by the Dangerous Dogs (NI) Order 1991 and article 4 of t amended by the Dangerous Dogs (NI) Order 1991 and article 4 of the Litter (NI) he Litter (NI) Order 1994 Order 1994

This includes: This includes: stray dogs stray dogs dog attacks dog attacks dangerous dogs dangerous dogs dog dog licencing licencing dog fouling dog fouling To be effective enforcement must not only punish unwanted behavi To be effective enforcement must not only punish unwanted behaviours,

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it must also end them; and replace them with those that are desi it must also end them; and replace them with those that are desired red

Stray and unwanted dogs Stray and unwanted dogs 1,352 stray and unwanted were dogs dealt with 1,352 stray and unwanted were dogs dealt with by the dog warden service last year by the dog warden service last year Over 300 dogs were actively seized by wardens on patrol Over 300 dogs were actively seized by wardens on patrol

Dog attacks and dangerous dogs Dog attacks and dangerous dogs 102 reported dog attacks were 102 reported dog attacks were investigated investigated 145 reports of dangerous dogs were 145 reports of dangerous dogs were investigated investigated

Dog fouling Dog fouling

The offence of The offence of ‘permitting your dog to foul in a ‘permitting your dog to foul in a public place and failing to public place and failing to make any attempt to clean up make any attempt to clean up after it’ after it’ can be difficult to detect since can be difficult to detect since the owner must be the owner must be accompanying the dog and accompanying the dog and must be seen, by an must be seen, by an authorized officer, to be authorized officer, to be walking away. walking away.

Despite this, the dog wardens issued 144 fixed penalties for thi Despite this, the dog wardens issued 144 fixed penalties for this offence s offence last year. This represents over 1/3 of the total number of fixed last year. This represents over 1/3 of the total number of fixed penalties penalties issued in Northern Ireland. In addition, 27 prosecutions were issued in Northern Ireland. In addition, 27 prosecutions were successfully pursued in relation to non payment of the mitigated successfully pursued in relation to non payment of the mitigated penalty. penalty.

20 40 60 80 100 120 Belfast CC Omagh DC North Down BC Down DC Banbridge DC Lisburn CC Cookstown DC Fermanagh DC Newry & Mourne DC Local Council Area No Fixed penalties

FP's Fouling Per Local Council 1/4/07- 31/3/2008

Wishful thinking Wishful thinking

Education, information and advice Education, information and advice

• School visits

School visits

• ‘Bee Safe’

‘Bee Safe’

• Barking

Barking

• Aggression and socialization

Aggression and socialization

• Fouling

Fouling

• Responsible dog ownership

Responsible dog ownership

The service aims to meet the needs of the local community throug The service aims to meet the needs of the local community through h engagement and the effective planning and delivery of customer f engagement and the effective planning and delivery of customer focused

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services services

• Friends of Grove ‘Bark in the Park’ fun day

Friends of Grove ‘Bark in the Park’ fun day

• Attendance at community group meetings, local information days a

Attendance at community group meetings, local information days and nd forums forums

• Participation in SNAP and neighbourhood engagement programmes

Participation in SNAP and neighbourhood engagement programmes

Internal partnership working Internal partnership working

• Cross Departmental Dog Fouling

Cross Departmental Dog Fouling Working Group Working Group

• Cleansing Department

Cleansing Department

• Parks Department

Parks Department

• Environmental Protection

Environmental Protection

• Emergency planning

Emergency planning

External partnership working External partnership working

• Royal Mail

Royal Mail

• PSNI

PSNI

• Dog Trust

Dog Trust

• Review of legislation and MOU in

Review of legislation and MOU in regard to prescribed dogs regard to prescribed dogs

• Emergency planning

Emergency planning

• Queens University

Queens University

Sometimes we have bad days too! Sometimes we have bad days too!

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