Data analysed by horse racing experts at Onlinebetting.com reveals that Enfield is the animal emergency hot spot with London Fire Brigade crews have been called out 366 times on animal rescue missions since 2009 followed by Croydon (339) and Barnet (322).
In total, the London Fire Brigade have been called out 8,055 times since 2009. Freedom of Information requests show that animal rescues cost on average £400 per call out, totaling an incredible £3,217,600 for the London Fire Brigade.
Top 10 London boroughs for call outs since 2009
|
London Borough |
Number of call outs |
|
Enfield |
366 |
|
Croydon |
339 |
|
Barnet |
322 |
|
Southwark |
318 |
|
Haringey |
299 |
|
Tower Hamlets |
294 |
|
Newham |
291 |
|
Lambeth |
287 |
|
Waltham Forest |
286 |
|
Bromley |
282 |
Cats were the most common rescue in all top 10 boroughs and took first place overall making up nearly half (48%) of the call outs. More than one in five (21%) of animal emergencies were to rescue birds and 16% for man’s best friend.
