31 January 2022
Your request
- In your role under the Care Act on how many occasions since the start of 2020 to the current date (06/01/2022) have you as an authority had to take care of the animals/pets of somebody living in your area who has for whatever reason found themselves unable to care for them, or find anybody else able to take over their role as carer for those animals/pets?
- 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.
Our response
Lambeth animal welfare has on 4 occasions since the start of 2020 had animals signed over to the L/A by their owners.
The number of animals signed over to the L/A during the period requested is 2 cats and 3 dogs.
The 2 cats were taken to Battersea Animal Shelter Old Windsor and the 3 dogs were taken BDCH at Battersea.
The costs incurred by the council would be for administration, transportation and labour.