KC Dog, the Kennel Club’s campaign group in place to help responsible dog owners protect their rights, is alerting dog owners in Staffordshire to a dog control order pre-consultation currently taking place in Stoke on Trent.
 
Stoke on Trent City Council is currently looking into the possibility of introducing dog control orders in the city and is conducting a preliminary pre-consultation to get the views of the local public which will influence their decision making.  
 
The orders that the council are looking into include an increase in the Fixed Penalty for failing to clean up after a dog has fouled - taking the penalty from £50 to £80; designating areas of land where dogs are prohibited; and making it an offence for dogs to be off-lead in certain areas of the city, as well as making it an offence to not put a dog on a lead when instructed to do so by an authorised official.
 
Commenting on the use of dog control orders, Caroline Kisko, Kennel Club Communications Director said: “It is important for dog owners in Stoke on Trent to have their say on these potential dog control orders.
 
“These types of orders are becoming more common as councils attempt to find ways to control dog fouling and reign in irresponsible dog owners. Unfortunately, this often means responsible dog owners are also penalised and have to suffer restrictions.
 
“KC Dog aims to alert people to dog control order consultations and thereby ensure the fairest outcome for all, so we would encourage as many people as possible to look at the current pre-consultation that Stoke on Trent City Council is running and make their thoughts known to the council, as these orders will have a direct impact on dog owners across the city.”
 
Members of the public should email dogcontrol@stoke.gov.uk by Sunday 5th February with their views on the potential dog control orders in order for the council to review all feedback before any further decisions are made. Further information on the council’s intentions can be found at www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/content/transport-and-streets/streets/street-cleaning-folder/dog-control-orders.en.
 
KC Dog is an information network, free to join, whose members benefit from news and information on dog control orders across the UK. Visit www.thekennelclub.org.uk/kcdog for more information.
 
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13th January 2012
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Notes to Editors:

• Dog control orders were introduced under Section 6 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005. The Act came into force in April 2006 and enables local authorities to implement the following orders:
• The fouling of land by dogs and the removal of dog faeces
• The keeping of dogs on leads
• The keeping of dogs on leads by direction
• The exclusion of dogs from land
• The number of dogs which a person may take on to any land

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