A one-off amnesty offered to owners of illegal dogs last year saw 175 such dogs registered.Government announced the six week amnesty starting on July 15 2011.One hundred and three of them were prohibited or restricted dogs, including 97 pitbulls, five American Bulldogs and one German Shepherd.A total of 34 prohibited or restricted dogs were seized and destroyed since the conclusion of the amnesty.And another nine were surrendered by their owners to be put down.The statistics were reported to the Senate on Monday as written answers to parliamentary questions asked by One Bermuda Alliance Senator Michael Fahy.Under the terms of the amnesty, owners were able to avoid prosecution, provided their animals are spayed or neutered.Then Environment Minister Walter Roban explained that the purpose of the amnesty was to halt the reproduction of the dogs, re-educate members of the public on the law governing dogs and enable the seizure of dogs in the future.Owners taking advantage of the amnesty were required to sign a contract agreeing to the conditions of the amnesty.Government had initially considered seizing and destroying all of the estimated several hundred illegal dogs on the Island, but that option was deemed costly and impractical.Instead, owners were asked to license restricted dogs with the Department of Environmental Protection, present evidence of spaying or neutering and have the animals microchipped and registered.