Pest control and stray dogs
Case reference FOI2026/01644
Received 16 October 2026
Published 3 November 2026
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (or the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002), please provide the following: 1. The number of pest control service requests or complaints the council received in each of 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26, split by pest (rats, mice, wasps, bed bugs, other) if held. 2. The number of stray dogs collected by or on behalf of the council in each of those years, and of those, how many were returned to their owners, rehomed, transferred to a rescue organisation, and put to sleep. 3. The council's current charges for pest treatment (if any), and the name of any contractor providing the pest control or dog warden service.
Response
1. The number of pest control service requests or complaints the council received in
each of 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26, split by pest (rats, mice, wasps, bed bugs,
other) if held.
2023/2024: Mice = 6 Rats & mice = 4, Rats = 65. Other, wasps = 5, hornets = 2
Pigeon's = 4 spiders = 1 other insects =1 Bed Bugs = 2 Total = 15
2024/25 Mice = 12, Rats & Mice = 9, 147 Rats, Other, Wasps = 1 Bed Bugs = 3
Total = 4
2025/2026 : Mice =23, Rats & Mice = 1, Rats = 75, Others Flies & Maggots =1 ,
Flying Cockroach = 1 Wasp Nests = 3, Badger = 1 Mole =1 Pigeon =1 Total = 8
2. The number of stray dogs collected by or on behalf of the council in each of those
years, and of those, how many were returned to their owners, rehomed, transferred to
a rescue organisation, and put to sleep.
23/24. 15 stray dogs collected. 2 put to sleep 9 Rehomed 4 collected by owners
24/25. 24 stray dogs collected. 3 put to sleep 10 Rehomed 11 collected by owners
25/26. 18 stray dogs collected. 0 put to sleep 12 Rehomed 6 collected by owners
3. The council's current charges for pest treatment (if any), and the name of any
contractor providing the pest control or dog warden service.
John O Conner Grounds Maintenance Ltd
If customer reaches the benefit criteria Band 1 Council Tax Reduction Scheme
the council is charged £129.78 for 3 visits (Rats, Mice and Rats & Mice Only).
Documents
This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.