Dangerous dogs
If a dog is aggressive or injures someone, report it to the police on 101. You should also contact the police if you think someone is keeping a banned dog (e.g. pit bull terrier).
If a dog is dangerously out of control you can report it to us.
Stray dogs
Have you found a stray dog? We work in partnership with Birmingham Dogs Home, who will collect the stray dog as soon as possible.
To report a stray dog call: 0121 643 5211.
If the dog warden has a long distance to travel, collection may be the next working day if the dog isn’t reported until late afternoon.
If the dog service is unavailable, you could:
- keep the dog until it can be collected
- take the dog to Birmingham Dogs Home
- If the dog is injured, take the dog to local vets.
XL Bully Dogs guidance
From 31 December 2023, breeding, selling, exchanging, advertising, rehoming, gifting, abandoning, and allowing an XL Bully dog to stray, will be illegal. During the transition period, which is now open and runs until 31 January 2024, owners who wish to keep their XL Bully dogs, must apply for a Certificate of Exemption. Alternatively, owners who choose to have their dog put to sleep, can apply for compensation to help cover the costs of euthanasia (you must apply for this before 15 March 2024).
Latest Government guidance on the ban of XL Bully Dogs including links to apply for a Certificate of Exemption, applying for compensation, and how to check if your dog is an XL Bully dog.Once the ban is in place, if you do not have a Certificate of Exemption and are found to be in possession of an XL Bully dog, you could face prosecution and a fine.
Further information can be found here:
- Check if a dog is an XL Bully - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- XL Bully Ban in UK Explained | Blue Cross
- American XL Bullies (rspca.org.uk)
Dog fouling
Dog mess is a public nuisance and a threat to health.
Dog barking
Report noise nuisance.
Lost pets
If you've lost your dog, please call Birmingham Dogs Home on 0121 643 5211. They keep a record of any report lost or stray dogs in Solihull.
You can also call Pet Search on 0121 704 4377. Pet Search are a local organisation that help reunite lost pets with their owners.
If your dog has been microchipped
If your microchip details were up to date and your dog has been seized, you will receive a notice of seizure. It costs the Council a lot of money to arrange for your dog to be collected, and therefore you will be charged for the seizure of your dog and letting your dog stray.
If your dog was also injured in any way, you will be required to pay any veterinary fees. Statutory and Kennelling fees should be sought with Birmingham Dogs Home.
If your dog is not microchipped
All dogs must be microchipped unless it's:
- A certified working dog
- Less than 8 weeks old
If your dog is found stray without a microchip, you will be served with a notice requiring you to get your dog microchipped within 21 days. It is an offence not to comply with this Notice and you may be fined up to £500 for non-compliance.
Animal cruelty
If you’re worried that someone is being cruel to an animal on not looking after it, please report a concern to the RSPCA.
Dead animals
We can only remove dead animals from council land, such as:
- parks
- public highways
- Solihull Community Housing communal spaces.
If a dead animal is causing a hazard please call us on 0121 704 8000.
The Warwickshire Biological Records Centre (WBRC) contains information on species and ecological sites within Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull. You can inform them of a dead badger on private land online (They will not collect the dead animal but record the death for statistical purposes).