Animal Welfare
This section of our website contains information about Hackney Council's animal welfare services.
Please follow the links below for more information about:
- Animal nuisance (barking dogs, fouling etc.)
- Dangerous dogs
- Lost and stray dogs
- Pet care
- Pet tagging and microchipping
Reporting cruelty to animals
If you suspect that an animal of any kind is being subjected to any form of cruelty then the only organisation that can legally deal with this is the RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).
You can contact the their National Cruelty Helpline on 0300 1234 999.
Bronze Footprint
The Animal Warden Service has been awarded a Bronze Footprint, part of the RSPCA's Community Animal Welfare Footprints 2011 (CAWF). The footprint scheme recognises and promote those that have made an extra effort and gone beyond basic service requirements to ensure higher welfare standards in some of the services they provide.
The service entered for the Stray Dogs Bronze Footprint covering policies (which ensure stray dog welfare during the collection and kennelling processes), proactive work to educate owners and preventative measures to reduce both straying and long-term strays.
More information about Hackney's Animal Welfare service
We offer a range of services to cover animal welfare under various legislation:
- We collect stray dogs within London Borough of Hackney, and keep them in our kennel for 7 days if unidentified before sending to Battersea Dogs Home
- We license and inspect animal related establishments
- We promote responsible pet ownership and offer behavioural advice
- We provide a microchipping service to Hackney residents at a reduced rate
- Our pollution team investigate allegations of animal nuisance (barking, smells etc.)
- We work in conjunction with the local vet practises, the police, the RSPCA, Status Dog Unit, Dog Trusts and other animal rescue organisations.
Page updated: 7 Nov 2011
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