Dog warden responsibilities

The dog warden is responsible for enforcing relevant legislation, and byelaws, which deal with issues arising from the keeping of dogs as pets.

The dog warden is responsible for

  • responding to complaints regarding stray dogs and try and find the owners

The dog warden is not responsible for

  • re-homing your dog
  • complaints about dangerous dogs or where someone has been bitten which should be reported to the police
  • complaints about the mistreatment or neglect of dogs which should be reported to the RSPCA.

To contact the Dog Warden call 01443 866544.

To report a stray dog out of hours up to 10pm please call 01443 875500.