The number of prohibited dogs exempted to named keepers are detailed in the table below.<\/p>
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Numbers of exempted dogs transferred to keepers for each month from January 2012 to February 2015<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> January<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> February<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> March<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td><\/tr> June<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td><\/tr> July<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td><\/tr> August<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td><\/tr> October<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td><\/tr> November<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td><\/tr> December<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 26<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 23<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 20<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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