I’ve found a stray dog what do I do?
Find a Scan Angel
To find a Scan Angel near you simply follow the link below and insert your postcode:
https://www.microchipcentral.
What is a Scan Angel?
Scan Angel’s are unpaid volunteers that own a microchip scanner and can be called upon to scan lost pets and help reunite them with their owners. There are now three times as many Scan Angels in the UK as dog wardens and most can be called every day of the year, some 24 hours a day. Local authorities, dog wardens and vets are mostly closed after 5.30pm and at weekends and bank holidays. Our Scan Angels are often the only means to help return lost pets quickly and easily 247.Scan Angels are a great way to help get lost pets home quickly without the need to pay huge fees or send local lost pets to the council pound or rescue centres unnecessarily.
If the dog is not microchipped or the owner cannot be contacted, the local authority must be informed. Scan Angel’s have a list of all local authority contact numbers.
Alternatively, if you find a dog and it is friendly and approachable, try and secure the dog whilst you locate the owner, this may be with a lead, in a dog crate, car or secure garden. Please be aware that dogs can react in different ways outside of their normal environment or in stressful situations. So please consider your personal safety.
Once secured, check for an ID tag and then contact the owners directly to advise that you have found their dog.
Consider putting an advert on local Facebook groups to help locate the owner.
If you find a stray dog between the hours of 8.00am – 4.00pm (Monday to Friday) you need to contact Kirklees Stray Dog Service on 01484 414777 or email straydogs@kirklees.gov.uk. A member of the team will provide you with advice and advise on the next appropriate steps.
You can also contact Huddersfield Canine Search and Rescue on 07754 072752 who will also be able to help & advise.
Out of hours please call Donaldsons Vets at our 24-hour hospital located on Somerset Road in Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8HN, our telephone number is 01484 421512.
If the dog is sick or injured and requires urgent veterinary treatment please take the dog to your closest veterinary surgery as the dog’s welfare must come first.
If a dog is found in the Halifax/Calderdale Area please contact the Calderdale Dog Warden on 01422 288001 (9am-5pm) Outside of these hours please contact 01422 288000.
For Barnsley council area 01422 288001 (9am-5pm) If you catch a stray dog and the offices are closed you can either look after the dog yourself until the Dog Warden can collect or call 07376 353678 (from 5pm until 9pm weekdays, and 9am to 9pm on weekends) and they will tell you where you can take it.
In the case of an illness or injury we will normally admit the dog for emergency treatment/pain relief whilst we try to locate the owner. Treatment will be based on the nature of the dog’s illness or injury, and this will always be in the best interest of the dogs welfare.
It’s a legal requirement to have any dog over the age of eight weeks microchipped in England and for dogs in a public place to wear a collar and identification tag. The tag must legally display the owner’s name and address (including the postcode).