29 November 2023
Media: NZME (Rotorua Daily Post and BOP Times)
Topic: Animal control data
Enquiry
As previously requested I am also seeking the same data for the period July 1, 2023 to date - the latest data available, please?
In particular,
Q1. Current number of registered dogs?
Q2. The total number of dog-related complaints since July 1, 2023?
Q3. How many of those complaints were about dog attacks on persons and how many were about attacks on animals or dogs rushing at them?
Q4. How many of those complaints were about dogs barking and out roaming ?
Q5. Total number of disqualified owners?
Q6. Number of dangerous dogs and menacing dogs recorded by the RLC council?
Q7. Total number of infringement notices issued in that same period?
Q8. Number of prosecutions and also the number of infringement notices issued since July 1, 2023?
Q9. The number of dangerous dog owner convictions in that time?
I will come back to seek further comment from RLC once I have analysed the data provided.
Response
The following information was provided:
Q1. Current number of registered dogs? 9987
Q2. The total number of dog-related complaints since July 1, 2023? 2195 quite hard to categorise what is a dog related complaint, requests are categorised as follows, yellow is definitely dog related
Barking dog 325
Dog attack 115
Roaming dog 699
Rushing dog 112
Complaints & compliments 22
Dispute/objection – dog control act -20
Dog owners failure to comply with dog control act – 23
Enquiry animal control – 377
Dog hit by vehicle – 4
Lost animal – 89
Secured dog – 281
Request refund dog rego – 93
Request trap – 2
Request visit animal control - 34
Q3. How many of those complaints were about dog attacks on persons and how many were about attacks on animals or dogs rushing at them? 115 dog attacks system doesn’t differentiate between attack on person or animals
112 rushing
Q4. How many of those complaints were about dogs barking and out roaming ? 1024
Q5. Total number of disqualified owners? 16
Q6. Number of dangerous dogs and menacing dogs recorded by the RLC council?
17 dangerous
437 Menacing
Q7. Total number of infringement notices issued in that same period? 100
Q8. Number of prosecutions and also the number of infringement notices issued since July 1, 2023? 0 & 100
Q9. The number of dangerous dog owner convictions in that time? 0