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Lost pet posters a cautionary tale |
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Written by MyPetFriends
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Monday, 26 May 2008 |
 If you lose your pet or find a lost pet, there are a number of things you can do, you could post a message on the lost and found pets section of My Pet Friends’ pet forum, you could place adverts in your local paper or pet shops, contact local pet refuge / charities or you could stick up posters on lampposts in your local area. But, as Joy Tracey from Denton, Greater Manchester found when she tried to reunite a ginger tom Copper with his owners – be careful, displaying posters could get you a hefty fine from the local council.
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Former secretary and grandmother-of-three, printed 12 A5 sized posters, laminated them and tied them to lampposts nearby. However, Tameside council officials noticed the posters and she received phone call from the council ordering her to remove the posters or she would face a hefty fine – she had fallen foul of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1992, Clauses A, B and F. She immediately responded to the request but was annoyed at how someone who was trying to do the right thing could be prevented from helping by petty officialdom.
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The good news - Copper was eventually reunited with his owners.
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So, what should you do if you loose your pet, or find a lost pet? We agree that you should not break the law – but perhaps councils need to look at their policies on displaying such adverts. Perhaps these posters should be allowed to be displayed for a set time period, say 14 days, and then must be taken down (a small footnote on the advert could state when the poster was displayed and when it will be taken down). What do you think? Register, or log in and discuss / share your views on this article with other My Pet Friends readers.
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