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National Cruelty Hotline

0300 1234 999

West Gwynedd Branch

Reg. Charity 226126

Enquiries@RSPCAWestGwynedd.org

Vet's surgeries:

Barbour-Hill:

01248 355674 (Bangor)

Bodrwnsiwn:

01248 716617 (Menai Bridge) and

01248 352861 (Llandegai)

Cibyn Veterinary Clinic:

01286 673026 (Caernarfon)

Milfeddygon Deufor:

01766 810277 (Y Ffôr, Pwllheli)

P E Jones:

01248 362141 (Treborth, Bangor)

Milfeddygon Dolgellau:

01341 422212 (Dolgellau)

Vets4Pets:

01248 353175 (Bangor)

Wern Tegid:

01492 640255 (Llanrwst) and 01678 521466 (Bala)

Williams:

01341 280732 (Barmouth),

01654 710948 (Tywyn) and 01650 511597 (Machynlleth)

 

Local Authority:

Gwynedd Council Animal Wardens:

01766 771000

 

Local animal charities:

Freshfields Wales:

01286 880808

 

Local Radio:

Champion 103 FM:

01248 670707

 

What to do if your pet goes missing

Lost / stray dogs:

As you may be aware, from the 1st of April 2008 the control of stray dogs became the sole responsibility of the local authority by virtue of Section 68 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 thus removing the responsibility for stray dogs from the Police. It has NEVER been the responsibility of the RSPCA. Gwynedd Council have recently reviewed their procedure in respect of dealing with stray dogs. Following the review, the procedure of Gwynedd Council in respect of dealing with stray dogs is as follows:

 

Stray Dog Control - Council Office Hours

If a stray dog is found during the Council's office hours (08:30 - 16:00 Monday - Friday except Bank Holidays) please contact them on:

Phone: 01766 771000 E-mail: K9@gwynedd.gov.uk

One of their wardens will collect the dog as soon as possible and take the dog to one of the following kennels:

 

Aber Falls Kennels, Abergwyngregyn http://www.aberfallskennels.co.uk/

Hengwrt Kennels, Dolgellau

Nant y Corn, Abergele http://www.nantycorn.com/

 

Stray Dog Control - Out of hours

The Council is currently unable to offer an out of hours stray dogs collection service. If however, a stray dog is found outside Council office hours, a person may either keep it safe until the next working day, when the dog warden will collect the dog, or take it at their own expense and in their own transport to their out of hours reception kennels which are as follows:

 

Aber Falls Kennels, Abergwyngregyn, Tel: 01248 680769

Hengwrt Kennels, Dolgellau, Tel: 01341 422597.

 

The reception centres are available from 09:00 – 17:00 Monday to Friday and 09:00 – 21:00 Saturday to Sunday.

A prior arrangement MUST be made by telephone with the kennel operator before a stray dog can be taken in.

 

General Advice:

• For dogs only - post a notice in the open facebook Group “Lost Dogs in North Wales”
• Check sheds, allotment buildings, barns, building sites, garages and attics.
• Put up posters (with your pet's photograph) and leaflet houses in neighbouring streets.
• Put ads in local newsagents / shops.
• Put up notices in your local pub, community centre, church hall etc.
• Put up notices (again with photographs) in vets' surgeries within a 20-mile radius.
• Call animal rescue organisations within a 50-mile radius.
• Call the RSPCA's national helpline on 0300 1234 999 and look in the Yellow Pages for details of local branches and local animal hospitals.
• Call your local radio station phone-in programme and ask everybody to help.
• Contact your local Council's cleansing department and ask if they have come across any corpses.
• Contact National Pet Register, a free nationwide service via: http://www.nationalpetregister.org/pet-search.php).
• Call Petmatch on 08701 600999.
• Call Cat's Protection on 01403 221927.
• Write a letter to local papers and free-sheets, enclosing a picture of your pet.

 

How to reduce the chance of your pet getting lost again:

• Have a microchip inserted in the scruff of your pet's neck (typical costs £20 - £30: ask your vet for details or look out for Dogs Trust, local RSPCA or Gwynedd Council events where charges are much less or even FREE); which automatically registers your details with PetLog (08706 066751; www.petlog.org.uk).
• Buy an elasticated collar, with a disk engraved with your phone number. Some owners worry about pets getting the collar caught on branches, but a pet is far more likely to stray than to get its collar caught on a twig.

 

Contacts in RSPCA West Gwynedd Branch area