Essex Police & DogLost

Essex Police, in collaboration with DogLost are running a campaign to help reunite dogs with their owners however, preventing their loss in the first place is a better outcome all around and so they also offer the following advice:

Don’t tie your dog up outside a shop.

Don’t leave your dog alone in the car.

Make sure your dog has been micro chipped (from April 2016, your dog MUST be chipped).

Your dog should always wear a collar and ID tag with your name and address on it. Avoid putting your dogs name on the disc.

Take clear photographs of your dog from various angles, and update them regularly. Make a note of any distinguishing features.

Vary your times of walks and routes; some dogs are actually targeted and snatched during walks.

Fit a bell to your garden gate so you hear if anyone opens it.

Keep your dog in view in the garden, don’t leave them unsupervised.

If the worst happens and you have a lost or stolen dog:

Report stolen dogs to the police as soon as possible by calling 101.

Register your lost or stolen dog free of charge with www.doglost.co.uk or call 0844 800 3220 and access their help page for advice.

Contact your local dog warden.

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Interest in Neighbourhood Watch?

Given some unhappy recent experiences it has been suggested that it might be worth considering formally setting up Neighbourhood Watch schemes in our Villages.

Neighbourhood & Home Watch is a voluntary network of schemes where neighbours come together, along with the police and local partners, to build safe and friendly communities.
The aim of the Neighbourhood Watch and Home Watch movement is to bring neighbours together to create strong, friendly, active communities where crime and anti-social behaviour are less likely to happen.

If you would be interested in being involved with this or would like to know more please contact the Parish Council Clerk Sue Pullen on 01206 735 367 or [email protected]

If enough people are interested we will organise a meeting with a Neighbourhood Watch expert to explore what is involved and what our next steps should be.