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The dog warden service works towards improving quality of life now and for The dog warden service works towards improving quality of life now and for future generations by helping to create a healthier and safer Belfast lfast future generations by helping to create a healthier and safer Be 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 1983 as 83 as We are responsible for the enforcement of the Dogs (NI) Order 19 amended by the Dangerous Dogs (NI) Order 1991 and article 4 of the Litter (NI) he Litter (NI) amended by the Dangerous Dogs (NI) Order 1991 and article 4 of t Order 1994 Order 1994 This includes: This includes: stray dogs stray dogs dog attacks dog attacks dangerous dogs dangerous dogs dog licencing licencing dog dog fouling dog fouling To be effective enforcement must not only punish unwanted behaviours, ours, To be effective enforcement must not only punish unwanted behavi it must also end them; and replace them with those that are desired red it must also end them; and replace them with those that are desi

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 this offence s offence Despite this, the dog wardens issued 144 fixed penalties for thi last year. This represents over 1/3 of the total number of fixed penalties penalties last year. This represents over 1/3 of the total number of fixed 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 penalty. penalty. successfully pursued in relation to non payment of the mitigated FP's Fouling Per Local Council 1/4/07- 31/3/2008 120 100 80 No Fixed penalties 60 40 20 0 Belfast CC Omagh DC North Down Down DC Banbridge DC Lisburn CC Cookstown DC Fermanagh Newry & BC DC Mourne DC Local Council Area

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 focused ocused engagement and the effective planning and delivery of customer f 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 and nd Attendance at community group meetings, local information days a � � 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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