Dog Warden Service

Hartlepool Borough Council operates a Dog Warden Service which promotes and monitors responsible dog ownership, enforces dog fouling and dog nuisance legislation and deals with stray dogs.

 The Dog Warden Service:

• Responds to all complaints as soon as possible but always within three working days.
• Responds urgently to sightings of stray dogs on school premises or interfering with traffic.
• Collects and returns your stray dog free of charge the first time it is collected (provided it has been microchipped and you are available to take charge of it).
• Collects all other strays and keeps them safely for a maximum of nine days for collection by the owner (subject to the payment of a fee).
• Works with local re-homing organisations and has an excellent record of successful home placements.
• Promotes responsible dog ownership through talks to Primary Schools and other groups.
• Provides free supplies of biodegradable "doggy bags" to dog owners from 'dog stops' situated at Seaton and the Headland.
• Enforces dog-related by-laws and the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996.
• Microchips dogs free of charge to promote responsible ownership (while stocks last).

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact us via Hartlepool Connect on Tel: 01429 523333.

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