East Renfrewshire Council

Dog warden service

East Renfrewshire's Dog Warden Service is responsible for attending to lost/stray dogs within the district. When a lost/ stray dog is reported the Dog Warden Service are informed, whereupon the dog is located and checked for a microchip. If the information is available the dog is returned to it’s owner as soon as possible.

If there is no micro-chip found on the dog, it is taken to the SPA kennels in Bothwell Bridge. The dogs are kennelled here with the majority then being claimed by their owners within 7 days.

To contact the Dog Warden Service please telephone: 0141 577 3001.

SPA Kennels
Bothwell Bridge Animal Welfare Centre
Bothwell Road
Hamilton
ML3 0SB
Tel: 01698 281128

Micro-chipping

East Renfrewshire Council provides a micro-chipping service for dogs. This service is available at a cost of £14. For information on micro-chipping please telephone: 0141 577 3782.

Dog fouling and noise

Complaints regarding dog fouling and noise from barking dogs are dealt with by the East Renfrewshire dog warden service.