Advice and Guidance

The Animal Welfare Act 2006 makes it clear that owners of animals must provide five welfare needs:

  1. Need for a suitable environment

  2. Need for a suitable diet

  3. Need to be able to exhibit normal behaviour patterns

  4. Need to be housed with, or apart, from other animals

  5. Need to be protected from pain, suffering, injury and disease

Reporting an animal welfare concern

We believe all animals should live an enriched and fulfilling life.

Disappointingly there are occasions when this doesn’t happen.

If you believe an animal crime is in place and the suspects are present call the police immediately on 999.

If you believe there is an animal welfare concern please contact the RSPCA National Society by clicking here.

The RSPCA Inspectorate, who are part of the main RSPCA, investigate animal welfare concerns. They have specially trained staff who are able to carry out a number of functions such as investigate an animal welfare crime, remove an animal from an area/location and prosecute where there has been a criminal offence.

Useful contacts operating within south Buckinghamshire

Neighbouring RSPCA Branches

RSPCA Hillingdon, Slough, Windsor, Kingston & District Branch 01895 833417

RSPCA Chiltern 01280 308215

Animal Charities

Dogs Trust Highway Farm House, Harvil Rd, Harefield, Uxbridge UB9 6JW. Telephone 0303 003 0000. www.dogstrust.org.uk

Cats Protection High Wycombe and South Bucks telephone 07721 677487. www.cats.org.uk

Marjorie Nash Cat Rescue telephone 01494 722279. www.marjorienashcatrescue.org.uk

Chilterns Dog Rescue Society telephone 01296 623885 www.chilternsdogrescue.org.uk

Stokenchurch Dog Rescue telephone 01494 482695 www.stokenchurchdogrescue.org.uk

Wildlife Rescue Centres

Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital Aston Rd, Haddenham HP17 8AF. Telephone 01844 292292 www.tiggywinkles.org.uk

Local Councils (dog warden and reporting deceased animals on the highway)

Buckinghamshire Council telephone 0300 131 6000 www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk

Slough Borough Council www.slough.gov.uk

We encourage you to visit the RSPCA National Society pages for the most up to date and assured advice and guidance. This can be accessed by clicking here

Animal welfare advise and guidance you can trust from the RSPCA