Ashfield District Council ADCT 16-0341 for the service provision of Dog Control / Stray Dog Collection

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Ashfield District Council (ADC) has a statutory duty, under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to make adequate arrangements to seize any dog found straying in a public place, or on private land with the land owner’s permission, or accept into the Council’s care, a stray dog found by a member of the public. The Council has a responsibility to notify the owner (if known) and to care for the stray dog for a period of at least seven days in order to allow the owner to come forward and reclaim their dog. ADC has historically provided a service to collect stray dogs. Each year the ADC receives or collects approximately 350 stray dogs from across the district. The majority of these strays have been micro chipped which in most cases enables us to very quickly identify the owners and to immediately return the dogs to them. Where we cannot identify the owner the dog is taken to a kennel. Whilst the dog is in the kennel, we must make reasonable efforts to either reunite the dog and owner, or to rehome the dog if the owner cannot be found or will not have the dog back. In order to access specification documentation, please register an interest in this project and follow the attached 'Due North Supplier Guidance'. Keywords: Micro Chip, Collection, Dogs, Kenneling, Stray Dogs, Transportation