howling dog

[pinkcowprint]

for the last few months theres been a dog howling all day from morning till early evening,it obviously sounds distressed and its awful to listen to,i want to help but am unsure of which street or house its coming from,if i ring rspca can they do anything if there isnt an address?

[leelapops]

To be honest pinkcowprint (cute name!) they wouldn't do much even if there WAS an address.

It must be horrible for you to hear that day in day out, absolutely heart-wrenching. No chance you could take a walk towards the noise and try to suss out where it is?
Unless the dog is hurt, or has no food, water or shelter, the RSPCA will do little. They will direct you to your local council's environmental health dept., to deal with the noise, but this doesn't really deal with the root problem. You'll be asked to fill out a noise diary. Do you know of anyone else who has heard the dog howl? If you are at no risk, it might be worth approaching the owners and mentioning it. Perhaps they aren't aware, although if the dog is being left for so long, perhaps they aren't suited to dog ownership anyway.

I hope something can be done.

[jules77]

the new animal welfare act that came into force on the 6th April states among the obvious, that a dog must have a proper diet and somewhere suitable to live, that he must have the ability to express normal behaviour. Howling all day until early evening is not normal behaviour, so I would be inclined to report it. I have found the RSCPA to be reasonably helpful and have looked into any case that I have reported to them.
http://www.rspca.org.uk/servlet/Satellite?page name=RSPCA/Utility/Contact