Forest of Dean Street Wardens win Gold RSPCA award for 8th year running

This is the 8th time that the Street Wardens have received this award, which is given to teams that have provided evidence that they have followed policies and procedures to a gold standard for their work with finding and rehoming stray dogs.

Forest of Dean District Council’s Animal Welfare Member Champion, Councillor Nicky Packer, said, “Our Street Wardens do a fantastic job year round and it is great to see this being recognised with an RSPCA award again this year. Our work with stray dogs wouldn’t be possible without the help of Sling Kennels and Forest of Dean Dog Rescue, so I just want to say thank you to them as well as to our own team.”

Rachel Williams, senior parliamentary adviser for the RSPCA, said: “We're delighted that Forest of Dean District Council has picked up a gold award for their excellent stray dogs provision.

“In total, the RSPCA has recognised 29 local authorities across England with a gold stray dog award - highlighting how the service delivered in the Forest of Dean is one of the best in the country, including provision of an out of hours service that meets the requirements of the local community and regular proactive work to encourage responsible pet ownership.”

Forest of Dean District Council’s Street Warden Team is made up of 4 officers who work across the whole district. The team deal with anti-social behaviour, environmental crime and investigate animal welfare concerns. The wardens also provide a dog warden service and remove abandoned vehicles. 

To find out more about their work, visit: https://fdean.gov.uk/communities-health-and-leisure/community-safety/street-wardens/