Cornwall Council’s dog welfare and enforcement team has been awarded a ‘Stray Dogs Gold Footprint’ award by the RSPCA for the seventh year running.

The RSPCA works with local authorities, the police and housing associations to help them deliver animal welfare services, and the awards scheme recognises organisations that work to ensure high welfare standards for animals in the services they provide.

The Cornwall Council team were recognised for their regular proactive work to educate owners about responsible pet ownership, preventative measures to reduce straying such as providing an out-of-hours service and offering a micro-chipping service.

In April 2016 it became a legal requirement that all dogs are micro-chipped.  The council offers a micro-chipping service for dogs. If you would like to arrange for your dog to be microchipped, please call 0300 1234 212.

Stray dogs can be reported to the Council’s Dog Welfare and Enforcement Service on 0300 1234 212.

The Council also publishes a list of stray dogs on its website at cornwall.gov.uk to help owners be reunited with their dogs.