Animal welfare

Enforcing laws regarding the health and welfare of non domestic animals, the control of dogs and animal licences

In this section:

• Animal health and welfare
  The Animal Health Service is responsible for enforcing laws regarding the health and welfare of non domestic animals, the control of dogs, and issuing animal licences
• Animal licences
  Licences for boarding animals, exotic dangerous and wild animals, pet shops and riding establishments
• Checks on the movement of livestock
  The movement of animals from livestock markets is licensed by us. We monitor the welfare of the animals moved and in the event of a disease outbreak trace the animals to prevent the spread of disease
• Dog warden service
  To report dog fouling, stray dogs, missing dogs or attacks by dogs ring the dog warden hotline
• Annual report
  In this report we summarise the work and achievements of the teams that deliver these services and report the results of how satisfied our customers were with our work