Dangerous or stray dogs
We work closely with the Metropolitan Police Safer Neighbourhood Teams, Metropolitan Police Dog Section and their Status Dogs Unit, RSPCA and Battersea Dogs and Cats Home to deal with dangerous dogs.
The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Section 1) defines the specific breeds that are banned from the UK.
DEFRA provides information about dangerous dogs and complying with the law.
As well as what the law says, if you are a council tenant, leaseholder or tenant of a leaseholder, the council may take action against you under the tenancy agreement for keeping a dangerous dog at the property.
Stray dogs
Sections 149 - 151 of the Environmental Protection Act refer to stray dogs and the powers given to local authorities to deal with strays. A dog in a public place without the owner or another person present, is a stray dog.
We take stray dogs to Battersea Dogs and Cat Home for kennelling. If your dog is micro-chipped, it allows us to re-unite you with your pet quickly and easily.
Due to the high increase in stray and abandoned dogs in and around London, Battersea are currently at full capacity, and local authorities have to keep the dogs and place them on a waiting list to go into Battersea.
Kennel fees
We contract an out of London commercial kennels for this purpose and dogs that enter kennels will incur a daily charge of £30. There will also be a £40 charge for vaccinations for any dog that is in kennels for longer than 24 hours (these are the conditions of the kennels’ licence).
We may also charge a £25 reclamation fee as given authority to by the act.
After seven clear days in kennels, if the fees have not been paid or an owner not located, the dog will be sent to an available rescue centre for rehoming.
If you have lost your dog
If you have lost your dog then contact us immediately, and also contact Battersea Dogs and Cats Home - Lost Dog Line.
If you have found a dog
If you have found a dog, contact us and we will arrange to collect it from you as soon as we can. Or you can take the dog to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home's stray dog reception point between the hours of 8am and 5pm.