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Simple terms explainer:
Councils must collect and care for stray dogs. This means they must make sure stray dogs are picked up, kept safe for seven days, and either returned to their owners or rehomed. Councils usually have dog wardens or animal control officers who carry out this work, and they must also provide somewhere for the dogs to be held during that time.
Legal status
Statutory
Duty category
Environmental services
Duty type
Public facing
Social determinant of health
Neighbourhood and environment
Emerging policy and legislation
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Bodies with shared interest
Society of Chief Officers of Environmental Health In Scotland (SOCOEHS)
Police Scotland
Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA)
Standards and frameworks
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