Details of our pest control service and stray dog figures
Request received 16 October 2026
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (or the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002), please provide the following:
1.The number of pest control service requests or complaints the council received in each of
2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26, split by pest (rats, mice, wasps, bed bugs, other) if held.
2.The number of stray dogs collected by or on behalf of the council in each of those years, and
of those, how many were returned to their owners, rehomed, transferred to a rescue
organisation, and put to sleep.
3. The council's current charges for pest treatment (if any), and the name of any contractor
providing the pest control or dog warden service.
Responded on 20 October 2026
1.The council does not offer a pest control service.
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NA Number of Stray Dogs Euthanised Reclaimed by Owner Passed to rehoming centre 2023 67 1 17 47 2024 86 2 12 70 2025 43 4 6 33
All of our stray dogs get taken to Wood Green animal shelter and then after 7 days their stray
time is complete and then the charity may re-home
3.
Pest treatment – n/a.
Provision of Stray Dog Services: Woodgreen Pets Charity / £8,100 per annum.