Stray Dog Procedures Dogs Found in MHDC Area 

Section 68 Clean Neighbourhoods and Environmental Act 2005

Stray dogs found from 6th April 2008

The finder of a stray dog has a duty to return the dog to its owner (If the owner can be
identified) or to take the dog to the Local Authority’s “Acceptance Point” for the area in which the dog was found.

Acceptance Point

 Malvern Hills District Council’s acceptance point is:-

Worcestershire Animal Rescue Shelter

Hawthorne LaneDeblins GreenNr MalvernWR13 5BDPhone 01905 831651 (Office hours only)  Please note that no dogs will be accepted between 17.00hrs and 08.30hrs

For further information contact:Malvern Hills District Council,Worcestershire Hub, The Library, Graham Road,Malvern. WR14 2HU

01684 862151 (Office hours)

 0845 1301469 (Worcestershire Telecare out of hours service)  

This authority does not offer an out of hours call out service to seize or detain stray dogs seen or found by the public.