Donald Bennett said his 14-year-old dog, Maisie, was detected Saturday lunch break on ‘personal land’ near Broadway by the warden.
However, a representative for Wychavon District Council, which handles the dog wardens, says Maisie was discovered walking along a roadway and had no collar or identity tag – which efforts were made to call the owner.
The 50-year-old owner of Chipping Norton dealt with a three-hour big salami to choose her up from Malvern Police Station on Monday. He said: “It’s an outright disgrace.”
Maisie, who he reproduced himself as a weapon dog, is microchipped. He said he and his family invested all Saturday and Sunday searching for her after she disappeared.
“Our good friends put it on Facebook and we were informed she had actually been gotten.
“So we telephoned the veterinarians and the dog warden. The dog warden for Wychavon said we have her however we can’t inform you where she is as it runs out hours on a Sunday. Maisie went missing on Saturday. This early morning the council had an interest in £143, not my dog’s well-being.
“I’ve needed to drive one and a half hours from Chipping Norton to Malvern Police Station to pay the dog warden’s incomes.”
The previous working dog has actually constantly discovered her method home in the past, he said. He said Masie struggled with bad joints and was recommended tablets and likewise pain relievers. “She has actually not had any medication over the weekend,” he said.
He included: “I have actually been really fretted all weekend. What about my dog’s well-being for 2 entire days? They have actually charged me £143 and driven the dog one hour and a half far from my house.”
A representative for Wychavon District Council said: “A dog was discovered by a member of the general public along Broadway Road, Evesham on Saturday (May 13).
“The dog, who was not using a collar and a tag, was required to a 3rd party to scan for a microchip.
“Dog owners are lawfully needed to guarantee that their dog uses a collar with an identity tag detailing the owner’s name, address and phone number. Microchips work to somebody with a scanner that finds them. The member individual who discovered the dog waited a number of hours for an individual with a microchip scanner to appear.
“The address information offered on the microchip offered an address in Oxfordshire and 2 contact number. Two efforts were made to call the owner utilizing both numbers offered; one number was not able to link, and a voice message was left on the other. As the owner was not able to be called, the dog was handed to the dog warden to look after and required to the closest Kennels in Malvern.
“Once the owner returned the dog warden’s get in touch with Monday, they were recommended that they might gather their dog throughout out of hours, as is policy. The owner would not offer the warden with information of the dog’s medical or dietary requirements on this call.
“The owner of the dog was reunited with the dog and received a fine under Wychavon’s released charges under the legislation for reuniting roaming dogs.”
