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• Rubbish that's a risk to health
• Drains and Sewers
• Streetscene
• Landscape and Countryside
• Dog warden service
  • Stray dogs
• Community Development Team
• Unauthorised encampments
• Private water supplies
• Noise
• Bonfires and smoke
• Pest Control Treatments for Domestic Properties
• Air Quality and Public Health
• Contaminated land

Dog warden service

Dog fouling

It is every dog owner's responsibility to clean up after their dog (For more information on dog fouling please see the government's website)

To help counter dog fouling issues, the council have installed 200 dog bins, dog fouling notices and will consider issuing Fixed Penalty Notices to those who do not clean up after their dog.

Please report problems with dog waste bins by filling in our dog litter bin report form or by calling 01707 357000.

Nuisance from barking                 

Barking dogs and other animal noise is controlled under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. If you would like to report a concern over a barking dog, please contact the dog warden. They will require an address of where the alleged noise nuisance is coming from. If you require the service out of office hours, please ring 0845 241 7253.

Micro-chipping

Permanent pet identification in the form of a microchip is available by the dog warden. This costs £20. If you are interested in this service, please contact the council.

Dangerous dogs

A dog is classed as dangerous and out of control if:

• it injures a person;
• it behaves in a way that makes a person worried that it might injure them; or,
• if your dog is dangerously out of control in its own home or garden, which causes the police or anyone else to be worried that the dog is a risk.

The police should be contacted concerning dangerous or banned dogs, to contact them ring 0845 3300222. You may also contact us to advise the dog warden.

Contained animals and animal welfare

If you are concerned about the welfare of an animal or if you suspect that an animal of any kind is being subjected to cruelty please contact the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) on 0300 1234 999