Stray dogs and animal welfare licensing

Please call 03444 828320 if you find a stray dog.

We will arrange for the stray to be collected. This service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Please contact the police on 101 if you see a dog running loose on a road.

What happens after we collect a stray dog?

Staff at a kennel unit will care for collected stray dogs for seven days. Unclaimed dogs will be re-homed.

It is not our policy to have unclaimed dogs put to sleep. Unclaimed dogs are only ever put to sleep if:

• they display unacceptably aggressive behaviour
• upon veterinary advice, or
• they are not suitable for re-homing