Police dogs
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/6495
Version Date: 29/05/2024
The Specialist Operations Department have provided the following information.
How many police dogs do you have?
39
What is the yearly expenditure for all your police dogs? please could you provide the past 5 years
2019-2020,
2020-2021,
2021-2022,
2022-2023,
and 2023-2024 so far
The table below shows just those costs directly attributable to the dogs themselves (kennelling, vet fees, dog food etc) rather than the cost of the department which would include salaries etc.
|
Year |
SK12 - kennelling, vet fees, dog food etc |
|
2019-20 |
£156,070 |
|
2020-21 |
£120,100 |
|
2021-22 |
£192,245 |
|
2022-23 |
£211,736 |
|
2023-24 |
£205,415 |
Over the past 10 years (between January 2014 to January 2024), how many police dogs which have retired from your force have gone into a shelter?
None
Over the past 10 years (between January 2014 to January 2024) how many police dogs which have retired from your force have been put up for adoption?
Rehomed – 33
Over the past 10 years (between January 2014 to January 2024) how many police dogs which have retired from your force have been taken in by the handler which worked with them?
Kept by Handler – 50