Dangerous dogs
If you think a dog may dangerous then you must report this immediately to Stirling Council’s Dog Warden Service on 0845 2777000 during office hours or, at other times, your local Police office.
A dog is dangerous if there are “grounds for reasonable apprehension that it will injure any person”.
A dog can be dangerous because of :-
- its behaviour e.g. growling, barking or running at a person
- its location e.g. a stray dog in a school playground, busy road, railway line
When reporting a dangerous dog please provide the following information:-
- location and, where appropriate, direction of travel
- time seen
- breed/description
- reason why you think it is dangerous
- owner’s name and address if known
- your own contact details
- any other relevant information e.g. dog injured
If you think a dog is dangerous do not approach it.
If a dog is dangerously out of control in a public place then the owner is committing an offence under the Dangerous Dogs Act.
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