Help tackle the rise in dog theft and lost dogs. The aim is to educate dog owners around the value of their dogs to thieves and how best to protect and safeguard their dogs and themselves both at home and when out walking.

You will:

• promote microchipping, security and awareness
• support officers and the public by communicating directly with Doglost about lost and stolen dogs and relevant advertising campaigns
• work with other police forces and agencies
• help to tackle illegal dog importation (often referred to as puppy smuggling)
• be responsible for information and intelligence gathering, contributing to building up a picture of this constantly evolving crime
• have an interest in dogs and animal welfare
• promote responsible dog ownership, educating dog owners about their responsibilities, trying to reduce dog-on-dog or animal attacks
• support both owners and victims, providing advice to a range of incidents
• support tackling the area of unlicensed breeding and selling of dogs

There are many educational and enforcement opportunities within this role, supporting the work of our Community Safety Units where you will link in with local dog wardens and approved charities to support one another in tackling these anti-social behaviour issues.

You will be under the supervision of a regular police officer/community policing volunteer leader. Training and support will be provided.