Houndmistress

Neath Port Talbot Council

Policy on scanning of stray dogs - Stray dogs will be scanned, but dogs who stray repeatedly may be taken directly to pound. 

Policy on scanning of dead dogs  - Cleansing teams pick up dead dogs and do not carry scanners. However, dog wardens will scan dead dogs if looking for a specific animal.

Microchipping provision - No information on website and I've not been able to ascertain that they do.  Happy to be corrected.   

Out of hours service for stray dogs - No information on website on what to do if you either find or lose a dog out of normal office hours, though there are online forms  which can be completed.     

Numbers of stray dogs and how they are dealt with - Click here to see stray dog figures (will open in new window).  Neath Port Talbot are to be congratulated that only a tiny number of dogs have been killed in the past four years. 

Additional services -   None.  The NPT website says the Dog Wardens work in partnership with charities such as Dogs Trust, but gives no details.  The press release section for the Dog Wardens on the website is empty and was last updated in February 2009, which doesn't suggest a busy programme of events.  

Dog Control Orders -  No information on website. 

Contact Details for Dog Warden Service (where known, and if different from main Council details)

To find the website information about the Dog Wardens, from the homepage click on Living on the left hand side of the page.  You will then see a menu of options on the right hand side of the page, including Dog Warden Service. Click on this to be taken to the relevant pages. 

Email address - dog.wardens@npt.gov.uk

Telephone - (01639) 686868

Website here - all links open in new window.  Click here to see website checklist (will open in new window). 

Costs of Releasing Dogs from Council Pounds - No information on website.  Via a FOI request, I have listed the charges below.  Payments can be made by cash or cheque, and there are no provisions for payment by instalments.  

Pricing structure.

Prices shown are totals for the number of days in the kennels i.e. 7 days kennelling would be £70 and recharged to the owner.

Day 1        Day 2        Day 3        Day 4        Day 5        Day 6        Day 7

£40.30       £45.25      £50.20      £55.10        £60.00       £65.00      £70.00

Kennelling  Services - Kennels are Tyn-y-graig kennels, Crynant, which are a privately run boarding kennels that provide pound services for Neath Port Talbot Council and Powys Council.  The kennels do not have a website.      

Revenue budgets

2010/11 £126,298

2011/12 £126,476     

Page updated on 24th July 2011.

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