Animal Welfare

The Animal Welfare has articles related to the welfare of animals, including various licences for business involving the care of animals.

The Enviromental Health team aims to reduce the risk to human health from domesticated animals and/or the premises where they are kept, to prevent nuisance from pet animals or from the keeping or boarding of pet animals and to reduce the risk to animal health arising from commercial keeping of pet or similar non-livestock animals.

Stray Animals

Stray dogs should be reported to the Environmental Health team. The dog will be collected and taken to dedicated kennels and the owners contacted.

Reporting Animal Welfare Concerns

Please report any concerns you may have regarding health issues arising from the keeping of animals to the Enviromental Health on telephone: 01856 873 535. The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, SSPCA, is also a useful point of contact for reporting concerns about the well being of animals. A link to their website can be found at Related Sites on the left of this web page.