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Dog Warden Service

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Information about the Dog Warden Service which operates from 8.30am-9pm seven days a week.

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Dog Warden Service for Lost and Found Dogs

The Council operates a Dog Warden Service from 8.30am-9pm seven days a week.
The Dog Warden Service will collect stray dogs which are held in someone's home or garden.

The Council is unable to act upon reports of dogs seen straying. If dogs are seen straying on the main road and are posing a danger to traffic then please call the Police using the 999 emergency number or the local police contact number.

Dog Warden Service Contact Numbers

9am-5pm Monday – Friday         phone 01473 825889
Evenings and Weekends            phone 01362 698384

Please have to hand as much information as possible (including breed, colour, distinguishing features, whether it is wearing a collar and the location and time where it was lost/found).

Lost

If you have lost your dog you may also wish to contact local vets as well as Councils bordering Babergh as it may have been reported to them as a found dog. We will put details of your lost dog on our files and contact you if we have any reports of dogs matching its description (see also Kennels).

Found

If you have found a dog and have held it within a home or garden, please contact the Dog Warden Service. In the meantime, try to contain the dog in a secure area and give the dog access to water. See also Kennels.

Kennels

All found dogs collected by the Council are taken to our kennels where they will be kept for seven days to be reclaimed by the owner. After this time, they become the responsibility of the kennels, who will make efforts to re-home them.

If your dog has been seized as a stray and taken to the kennels, you will be required to pay a fee to reclaim it. This fee will depend on whether the dog was wearing identification, whether it is the first time the dog has been seized, and how long it has been at the kennels.

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Dangerous Dogs

All reports of Dangerous Dogs should be made to the Police.

But do not approach any type of dog if you feel it is showing signs of aggression.

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Dog Welfare

If you are concerned about the welfare of a dog please contact the RSPCA on 0870 3335999 (advice) or 0870 5555999 (24hr cruelty hotline).

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Dog Control

All dogs are required by law to wear a collar and identity tag when in a public place. Dogs must also be kept under proper control at all times and should be kept on a lead when near livestock.

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Dog Fouling

As well as being an eyesore and nuisance, on most public land it is also an offence under the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 not to clear up after your dog after it has fouled. The Council has powers to issue ‘on the spot’ Fixed Penalty Notices of £50, or this can lead to a fine of up to £1,000 in court.

Dog fouling should be wrapped and disposed of in one of the 272 dog bins in the Babergh District, or by placing it in your black wheelie bin.

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Last updated on: 29 September 2008 | Date of next review: 29 September 2009

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