Table 1 Categorisation of 2,669 service requests received by the dog control service, Cork County Council in 2007
Service request category | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Collect a stray dog from a persons’ property | 836 | 31.3 |
Owned dog out of control in public place | 774 | 28.9 |
Bite incident/report of aggressive behaviour | 361 | 13.5 |
Dog straying in a public place | 248 | 9.2 |
Nuisance due to fouling | 154 | 5.8 |
Owner voluntarily surrendering a dog | 101 | 3.8 |
Concern about dog welfare | 71 | 2.7 |
Livestock worry | 62 | 2.3 |
Nuisance due to barking | 45 | 1.7 |
Reporting a missing dog | 17 | 0.6 |