Would you phone the RSPCA?

[NotUmbongoUnchained]

Or whoever deals with this stuff.

Woman who lives across the road has a dog. He escapes a lot right into a main road, I’ve nearly hit him myself 3 times. Every time I bring him back she laughs and says “oh, again!”

I’ve just seen him shuffle up the road. Should I just go straight to the rspca this time? I can’t bring him in the house this time. It’s taking the piss now really.

I don't really think there is anything the RSPCA can do, they are there for neglect or abuse cases. You would have far more luck calling the dog warden for your area to deal with this, but I have no experience of dealing with wardens. If the warden takes the dog off her, I THINK he will go into a council shelter where they PTS after seven days. I'm not sure about that, though. You might want to check this out before you ring, it would be awful if the dog suffered for her idiocy.

You might have a local dog warden that might be a better bet - I've heard mixed things about the RSPCA. I would definitely call someone though, before the poor thing gets run over.

She’s not even home, so she must leave her back door open or something??

I think the law is that if she’s at home then something can be done but if he escapes whilst she’s out then they can’t do anything. It could be the other way around but I’m sure that’s how it is. I’m sure someone will correct me if I am back to front! But regardless, I would call for advice.

My aunt lives near someone whose huge Alsatian and Newfoundland are just left free to wander where they like but the owners have never been there when the police have been called so all the police can do is ask them to be responsible. It’s a strange set up as it looks like a small country track but they’re actually the other side of a dual carriageway so if the dogs ever went in the direction of the road it could cause a horrible accident. I completely see why it worries you.

Perhaps she chucks him out in the garden all day and he has found an escape route? Someone does need to have a word though, he could cause a serious accident and might not be the only one getting killed on your road.

Surely it's neglect though as she lets him run into the road and doesn't do anything about it?

This is an issue for your local dog warden first. Perhaps the RSPCA if you don't have a dog warden, although it won't be a priority for them. If you have a local PCSO they may have a word in regards to the potential traffic accident that could occur.

The dog warden can only take the dog if it is straying (ie unaccompanied in a public place) at that exact moment. Then they will contact the owner, who will have 7 days to pay a fine and collect the dog - hopefully this will be enough to make her think twice about letting it wander. If the dog is not claimed after 7 days, it will probably go for rehoming (depends in council policy).

He’s a little thing so it shouldn’t be too hard to keep him in.
She’s just a fucking penis.

If the dog is on the road, call the police (as at risk of causing an accident). If it’s wandering near the road then it’s the dog warden. The RSPCA aren’t interested in stray dogs as it’s the councils responsibility. Dog wardens are usually pretty good though, and a hefty fine might just make her secure her garden a bit better (pure optimism!)

Call the dog warden or catch the dog and then call the dog warden , perhaps if she has to go and collect it from the kennels a few times she will stop letting it roam .

Oh yeah definitely call the warden next time. Poor little dog!

He’s disappeared. Hopefully gone back home.

I work for the RSPCA and yes you should contact us! Give the call centre a buzz and explain the situation. x

No. They won't do anything unless there's a TV camera there.

Phoned them myself a few times over the years and they just weren't interested.

Phone the local dog warden instead.

Dog warden next time - they charge a fine to the owner (to cover their costs), very good deterrent for future!

Dog warden, she will have to pay to get him back. She is a knob

Yes next you see the dog out, take it to your house. Call the dog warden to pick it up. Dog warden will then contact them via microchip details. And if you see the dog after that, do the same thing again.

Some people don't deserve to be dog owners!

RSPCA would do absolutely nothing. My neighbours would leave their dog outside 24 hours a day, every day of the year. It would yelp and bark incessantly and literally never left their garden (not walked once in its entire life) except for the couple of times it escaped onto our busy road, totally unnoticed by its owners.

It hurt my heart to witness a dog that ignored. I reported to the RSPCA a couple of times. After a few weeks they finally came round to have a look, poked their head over the fence (neighbours weren’t at home) and said that because they could see a bowl of food, an open-fronted shed as shelter, and the dog had free run of the garden, that there wasn’t an issue.

Lots of neighbours complained about the noise to the council and eventually they rehomed the dog. I hope it’s living a happier life now!

Yes, definitely Dog Warden. Tell them about it anyway and they may go and have a word with her. If they do pick him up, it will cost her heaps to get him back (it is something like £76 a day in my area). If they are unclaimed, they often go into dog rescue after their 7 days unless they are aggressive or decrepit, in which case they would be pts. Near me there is a dog that strays (he has no chip, I think) and is always nearly getting run over. We found out he is owned by the local cricket ground groundsman and family and they have been told innumerable times to keep him from straying but they don't. They insist he is well-loved and we tried telling them it would cost them heaps if the dog warden gets him but I think they realise none of us can actually catch him as he is expert at evading capture. Nothing we can do but he keeps appearing on social media where people have nearly run him over and think he is lost.

RSPCA will do fuck all. Ime, they’re useless and liars, euthanised a group of horses that the owner was trying to get back.

Take the dog to the dog warden or pound as a pp mentioned. The hassle/expense might make stupid owner secure her garden.

Phone the police, and ask if they could send someone round to have a word with her. My friends dog got out, and someone phoned the police, they called round and she nearly shit herself.

Mrs joyful. All dogs must now legally be chipped in the UK.
If a dog is out unattended call the dog warden. An owner is legally liable if their dog causes an accident or injury. Just having them off lead on designated roads is breaking the law.