Stray dogs
Responsibility for stray dogs, including out
of hours stray dog duties, transferred from the police to Allerdale
Borough Council from 6 April 2008. This was part of a national
change as part of an amendment to the Clean Neighbourhood and
Environment Act 2005, which passed the responsibility for all
stray dogs to local authorities.
If you find a stray dog contact Allerdale
Borough Council on 01900 702800. If a dog
is found after 5.15pm please ring Allerdale Borough Council’s out
of hours service on 01900 871080.
The definition of a stray dog is a dog which is unsupervised in
a public place or on private land without the permission of the
owner/occupier of that land.
Under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 dogs
found straying will be seized and taken to our contracted kennels
at Whinmill Farm Kennels, High Harrington,
Workington. Allerdale Borough Council
has a policy of returning a stray dog to its home when it is
wearing a collar and tag or is microchipped. The owner of the dog
will incur a penalty on return of their dog.
Reporting stray dogs
If you would like to report a stray dog, please ring our
Customer Services Department on 01900 702800 during office hours
(Monday - Thursday 8:45am - 17:15pm or Friday 8:45am - 4:45pm) or
our out of hours service on 01900 871080.