Animals

Looking after dogs, their owners and the environment.

Aiming to achieve fewer stray dogs, reduced dog fouling and barking complaints, a decline in illegal dog breeders and dog boarders increased information sharing and multi-agency interventions, increased owner awareness and better pet care.

If you are thinking of getting chickens, take time to find out what you need to get started and how to keep your chickens safe and healthy.

We get a lot of enquiries regarding keeping 'pet' pigs in the gardens of residential properties.

From time to time, the Environmental Protection team receive complaints about bees which are being kept at residential premises.

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 protects all wild birds.

Kittiwakes are small gulls which nest in Lowestoft from March to September.

Marine life strandings and oil spills.

Rats and mice are common in our towns and in rural areas. They carry disease and can cause considerable damage to property so it is important to control them.