Stray DogsStray Dogs
The RSPCA Chesterfield & North Derbyshire Branch is not able to take in stray dogs. The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (section 68) makes your local authority solely responsible for dealing with stray dogs. The Department for Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have useful guidance notes on local authority responsibilities for stray dogs.
To arrange for a stray dog to be collected, please contact your local authority dog warden.
The RSPCA and other animal welfare charities cannot pick up stray dogs or accept them from people who find them. Instead, we direct people to their local authority. We can only deal with a stray dog in an emergency, for example, if it is in imminent danger of death or severe suffering and the police and local authority are unable to attend.
Local Council Information
Chesterfield Borough Council Normal service - 01246 345734 / Out of hours - 01246 471574
North East Derbyshire District Council Normal service - 01246 231111 / Out of hours - 01246 242424
Bolsover District Council Normal service - 01246 242424 / Out of hours - 01246 242424
