Section 68 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 makes local authorities solely responsible for dealing with stray dogs.
To arrange for a stray dog to be collected, please contact your local authority dog warden. If the local authority has an arrangement with a local animal shelter, private kennels or contractor they should provide you with the information.
The RSPCA and other animal welfare charities cannot pick up stray dogs or accept them from people who find them. Instead, we direct people to their local authority. We can only deal with a stray dog in an emergency, for example, if it is in imminent danger or risk from suffering and the local authority is unable to attend.