Animal welfare and nuisance

How to report a dead animal.

In general, people are allowed to keep animals, as long as they do not cause a nuisance or a health hazard to other people and premises around them.

Our Environmental Health Officers investigate animal related reports such as:

  • noise
  • smells
  • waste

If you have concerns for the welfare of an animal you should report it to the RSPCA.

Allerdale: Report a nuisance

Dead animals

We are responsible for removing dead animals from road verges and Council owned beaches.

This does not include privately owned land, coastline or parish council land.

Allerdale: Report a dead animal

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As a new council we are in the process of adding information to this website. To give you the information you need some pages will link back to the old council websites.

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