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Dogs

See below for information about:

Reporting a stray dog
Claiming your lost dog
Our microchipping service

Report a stray dog

Use the online form below to report a stray dog to us during office hours (8am - 5pm):

report a stray dog online or
call 01993 861020

Out of office hours (5pm - 8am) call 0845 3039706

Claiming your lost dog

We pick up approximately 100 stray dogs each year. If the owner is not identified the stray dog is taken to Council-appointed kennels and the owner will have seven days to claim their pet. Charges to release an impounded dog are as follows:

Statutory fee	£25.00
Kennelling (per day)	£11.92
Adminstration fee	£27.54
Veterinary fees	At cost
Return delivery of dog to owner if requested	£48.74

The cost of vet's fees will be passed on in full to the dog owner.

Owners in receipt of income-related benefits will only be charged for kennelling and veterinary fees and, if requested, the return delivery of the dog to the owner's home. This only applies in respect of the first recorded straying. Thereafter full charges will be applied.

Re-homing dogs

If you are interested in re-homing a dog, please complete an:

Application to re-home a dog

Barney, pictured below, was brought in as a stray in Chipping Norton and has successfully been re-homed. He is now a much loved family pet and his owners cannot imagine life without him.

Microchipping service

We offer a competitive microchipping service which ensures that, should your dog go astray, he or she can be easily scanned, identified, and reunited with you. Microchipping only takes a few minutes and will last forever. It involves the insertion of a small microchip containing your details, under your dog's skin. Your details and your pet's are then added to a national database.