Pets/animals looked after by council
Case reference FOI2023/00091
Published 9 February 2023
Request
1) In your role under the Care Act on how many occasions in the calendar year 2022 did you as an authority have to take care of the animals/pets of somebody living in your area who was for whatever reason unable to care for them, or unable to find anybody else able to take over their role as carer for those animals/pets?
2) For each occasion please state (i) the number of animals and their species, (ii) the names of the animals if applicable, (iii) what happened to the animals (were they put in a cattery/given to a animal charity etc), (iv) specify what if any costs were incurred by the council.
Response
1) In your role under the Care Act on how many occasions in the calendar year 2022 did you as an authority have to take care of the animals/pets of somebody living in your area who was for whatever reason unable to care for them, or unable to find anybody else able to take over their role as carer for those animals/pets?
Herefordshire Council do not formally record this information. However anecdotally Adult Social Care Operational staff recall rehoming dogs, cats, tropical fish, some snakes and llamas.
In all instances, these are dealt with on a case by case basis and all animals were rehomed with families or went to kennels.
2) For each occasion please state (i) the number of animals and their species, (ii) the names of the animals if applicable, (iii) what happened to the animals (were they put in a cattery/given to a animal charity etc), (iv) specify what if any costs were incurred by the council.
See response to question 1
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