Houndmistress

Flintshire Council

Policy on scanning of stray dogs - Strays are scanned and owners will be notified if a chip is present.   

Policy on scanning of dead dogs - Flintshire are to be congratulated in that they do scan for chips on dead dogs, and will notify owners if one is found.    Unfortunately, their website does not make this clear - I had to find out via a FOI request. 

Numbers of stray dogs - Click here to see Flintshire's stray dog figures for the last four years (opens in new window).  Flintshire are to be congratulated on the tiny number of dogs destroyed - only three in the past four years.  

Contact Details for Dog Warden Service - Telephone 01352 703366

The Flintshire website is sadly, very limited on the subject of stray dogs.  There is no section on Strays or Dogs under Environmental Health, though there is some limited information on dog breeding and boarding establishments under the Licensing Section.  Eventually, I found a page on Dog Fouling in the Street Cleaning section, which gave a phone number for the dog wardens and a link to the Dog Control Order brought in in 2009, prohibiting dog fouling across the borough.  It's disappointing that this service, which is often needed out of hours has so little coverage and is a sad reflection of its priority to the Council.  Click here to see the website checklist (opens in new window). 

Kennelling services are provided by a contractor and are due to be renewed in 2012. 

Revenue budget

2010/11 £40,180

2011/12  £40,180   

This page updated on 29th August 2011. 

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