Helping welfare dogs

摘要

Local authorities may amalgamate for the purposes of their veterinary services contracts, last year's Animal Welfare Forum was told.This may lead to consolidation of resources and may facilitate the construction of better re-homing centres attached to the existing pounds, Garrett Shine told the forum.He said that County Councils are legally obliged to hold stray dogs for five days, and that a surrender dog is not considered a stray.It is clear there must be trust between re-homing charities and pounds and this trust is something that takes time to establish. Charities, even the best-intentioned ones, cannot interfere with the operation of a pound because the pound's operation is governed by legislation.