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Houndmistress Information on each Welsh Council Houndmistress seeks to ensure that :-
The website is a dynamic work in progress and will continue to expand over time as more information is sought and added. On the pages for each Council, you will see that I have often commented on the information provided via the Council's website (all too frequently, on the basis it is not provided). To help organise these comments, I've developed a checklist of what I think a good Council website should include on its Dog information pages. Click here to access the list and tell me what you think, especially if you think the list needs improving. The link will open in a new window. In future, as I add Council's details, I'll be populating this checklist for each authority. The buttons below will take you to a page for each Council. I have also included buttons and pages for each of the three Welsh Trunk Road Agencies. In time, other organisations with a responsibility or interest in these issues may be added.
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For each Council, I aim to include the following information, but please note that populating the pages with this level of detail will take a little while. Policy on scanning of stray dogs plus any statistical information on numbers dealt with that are wearing ID. Policy on scanning of dead dogs plus any statistical information on numbers dealt with. Microchipping provision - Do they provide? Regularly? Where? How? How much? Out of hours service for stray dogs - these are often where service is less thorough and scanning may not take place, particularly if a third party has been contracted to provide the service. Dogs Leaving Pounds - are they automatically chipped? If not why not? Numbers of stray dogs and how they are dealt with - Basic statistics on the service provide an interesting picture of the pressures faced Additional services - Low cost neutering? Behavioural advice? Some Councils run their own dog ID schemes. Dog Control Orders - A powerful tool to manage stray dogs, nuisance dogs and dog fouling. Social Landlords (may include Housing Associations) - Increasingly, Council Housing Departments and other social landlords are introducing tenancy rules that specify the need for microchipping of dogs kept by tenants, in part due to the problems caused by status dogs, strays, inappropriate dog breeding and associated anti-social behaviour. Contact Details for Dog Warden Service (where known, and if different from main Council details) NB It is not appropriate and I will never knowingly publish the email addresses or mobile contact details of individual officers such as Dog Wardens. There may be rare occasions when it is appropriate to publicise contact details such as email addresses for very senior officers such as Heads of Service, Directors or Chief Executives. Costs of Releasing Dogs from Council Pounds - these vary considerably between Councils. Kennelling Services - In house or provided by third party? It is not the intention of this website to be critical of individual officers involved in the provision of Dog Warden services. These officers provide an essential public service and are often overstretched and insufficiently recognised for the work they do. In particular they are often the last resort for dogs who have been abandoned, traumatised, neglected and abused. However, this website will continue to seek and share information on the provision of stray dog services, their policies and how these actually work. I welcome comments from Council officers and am happy to immediately correct any factual inaccuracy. I am also delighted to publicise examples of good practice wherever possible. As far as I am aware, the information gathered on this website has not been put together in this level of detail before, so I would be very happy if it can be a useful resource for authorities themselves. Updated on 29th August 2011. |
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