KC Dog, the Kennel Club scheme in place to help dog owners protect their rights, is alerting all dog owners in the Stafford area to a dog control order consultation currently taking place which is due to close in the coming week.

The proposals would see dog owners penalised for breaking the following restrictions:

1. Allowing dogs to enter land from which dogs are excluded – including children’s play areas (enclosed or unenclosed), bowling greens, tennis courts, multi games areas etc.
2. Not keeping a dog on a lead in specified areas - including Victoria Park, Stonefield Park, the land at Rowley Park not covered under dog exclusion orders and all cemeteries.
3. Not putting, and keeping, a dog on a lead when directed to do so by an authorised officer - covering all land in the administrative area of the Council, and open to air and to which the public are entitled or permitted to have access (with or without payment).

Full details of the orders, including maps, are available for inspection at Stafford Borough Council Reception, Civic Centre, Riverside, Stafford, ST16 3AQ or online at www.staffordbc.gov.uk.

The consultation closes at 5pm on Monday 9^th November 2009. Responses can be made by writing to Roger Leverett, Leisure Services at the above address or by emailing rleverett@staffordbc.gov.uk.

Caroline Kisko, Kennel Club Communications Director, said “It is important that dog owners have an opportunity to have their say on dog access and finding the most suitable outcome for all. We would therefore strongly urge people to respond to the public consultation and make their views known about this issue. We need to ensure that the actions of a few irresponsible dog owners do not ruin it for the rest.”

KC Dog is an information network, free to join, whose members benefit from up-to-date news on dog control orders. Visit www.thekennelclub.org.uk/kcdog for more information.

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