Animal welfare services

Cruelty to animals - who should you call?

If you suspect that an animal of any kind is being subjected to any form or cruelty then the only organisation that can legally deal with this is the Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) to contact the National Cruelty Helpline 0870 5555 999.

Carlisle City Council has formal links with the Department of Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in enforcing national legislation governing the health and welfare of farm animals. This includes responding to complaints of neglect or ill treatment of livestock on farms, during transport, at markets etc

The identification and registration schemes that are in place to control animal movements are also overseen by Carlisle City Council along with the issuing of animal movement licences for on farm movements and movements to slaughter.

Carlisle City Council functions in animal welfare are:

Dog Warden

• The control of stray dogs under the Environmental Protection Act 1990
• Noise Control under the EPA1990 (barking dogs and other animal noise)
• Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996. Including bin installations, dog fouling notices and 'poop scoop' bags.

Related Links

• DEFRA: Animal Welfare - Domestic Animals 
• Animal Welfare Act 2006 
• Trading Standards