Changes to our service
The Council has changed its stray dog kennelling provider from Carr House Rescue Centre to Hull Animal Welfare Trust.
Stray or roaming dogs
If you have found a dog or seen a dog roaming, you can report it to us.
Monday – Friday (excluding bank holidays)
- 8am to 4pm
Telephone 01482 300 300
Saturdays, Sundays, and bank holidays
The dog warden service does not operate outside of normal office hours, however, on weekends and bank holidays between 9.30am to 5pm you can take stray dogs to our kennelling provider -
Hull Animal Welfare Trust
Sunnydene
Pinfold
South Cave
HU15 2HE
Telephone - 01430 423 986
Please ring in advance to let them know when you will be taking the dog to them.
Dangerous Dogs
To report a dangerous dog during normal office hours -
Monday to Friday - 8am to 4pm
Telephone either the police on 101 or contact our dog warden service using our online form. Outside of office hours please only contact the police on 101. We do not offer an out of hours service relating to dangerous dogs.
Lost dogs
If you have lost your dog you can report this to us using our online form.
Please also contact our kennelling provider -
Hull Animal Welfare Trust
between 9.30am to 5pm
Telephone - 01430 423986 and local vets.
When we receive your request
- an officer will contact you to offer advice or arrange collection
- the dog will be checked for a microchip or identification and wherever possible, will be returned to the owner
- dog’s whose owners cannot be identified, will be kennelled for 7 days to allow an owner to reclaim their dog. After this time, the dog will be available for re-homing
If you are interested in re-homing a stray dog, contact
Hull Animal Welfare Trust between 11am to 2pm on Tel - 01430 423 986 or
Collection cost
If your dog is picked up by our dog wardens and cannot be returned to you immediately (for example if it has no form of identification such as a microchip or collar tag) the cost is -
|
Offence |
Cost |
|---|---|
| First offence |
£50 plus £7 day kennel fees plus other charge reduces fixed fee of £50 if the dog is collected within 3 days. Note - 3 day period includes the day of seizure. |
| Second offence |
£70 plus £7/day kennel fee plus other charge reduced to fixed fee of £70 if dog collected within 3 days. Note - 3 day period includes the day of seizure. |
| Returning Stray dog |
Transport of stray dog from kennels to owner within the Hull Boundary - £25 |
These fees must be paid before your dog can be returned.
