We have responsibility under The Environmental Protection Act 1990 to collect stray dogs. A stray dog is any dog out on its own wandering around streets, roads or parks.
It is an offence to let your dog stray.
We regularly patrol the city and if we see a stray dog we will stop to collect it. For all first offences, we will try and return your dog without impounding, and issue a warning. We cannot do this if your dog is not wearing a collar and identification tag or isn't microchipped, or if someone is not at home.
In all other cases dogs are impounded.
Dogs that are not claimed by their owners are transferred into the ownership of our kennelling contractors to be re-homed.
The council has a non-euthanasia policy and only dogs that have serious health or behavioural problems are put to sleep.
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