Stray animals, injured or dead animals and birds

Have you found a dog or cat but the owner is unknown? Please contact Dierenambulance Noordoost Friesland, telephone number 06 501 28 269. Dierenpension Adventure.

• Pound keeper: D. de Jong, Breedijk 1, Ryptsjerk, telephone number 0511-432197
• A7 Noord veterinarians
• Veterinarian DAP Hurdegaryp

Birds and native wild animals in need of help

De Fûgelhelling
De Feart 1, Ureterp
Phone number: 0512 - 51 43 28
Email: info@defugelhelling.nl 

Water turtles in need of help

Schildpaddenopvang Nederland
Warmoltstrjitte 67, Harkema
Phone number: 088 - 444 0777
Email: info@schildpaddenopvang.nl

Since April 1, 2013, it has been mandatory to microchip and register puppies! On the Chip je dier website you can find more information about the obligation and read the answers to frequently asked questions. You will also find an overview of the designated databases for registration.

Chipping and registering is also possible and useful for other pets such as cats. For example, in the event of loss or theft, the owner can be traced in this way. Your veterinarian can advise you on this.

Do you want to report a missing pet? Please contact Amivedi-Nederland to register your missing or found pet. Visit the Amivedi.nl website for all contact details. You can also contact the animal shelters if necessary.

The animal may be lying dead by the side of the road. A photo is taken of cats found dead by the side of the road by the municipality's external services. The animals are then removed. If the cat is chipped, we will try to find the owner. These found animals are reported by the municipality to Amivedi.nl.

Would you like to report sick birds?

• Then call 0512 - 330 001.
• Leave the sick bird where it is to prevent it from wandering around and causing further spread.

If you, as a passerby, find a dead wild (water) bird, do not touch the bird(s). Remember where they are located and report it to the Frisian Environmental Alarm number 058 - 212 24 22.

• Dead pet chickens or birds? Report this to the veterinarian. As an individual, you have your own responsibility.
• Information for commercial poultry farmers with sick or dead birds can be found on the NVWA website.
• Dead birds on public property? You can report it via Fixi.

The conditions for reporting animals whose owner is unknown are as follows:

• report all dead animals to the municipality during office hours via telephone number 14 0511.
• report all dead animals to the police outside office hours via telephone number 0900 8844.
• For stray or injured pets with no known owner, please call the Dierenambulance Noord Oost Friesland (Animal Ambulance North East Friesland) at telephone number 06 501 282 69.

All information about the Noord Oost Friesland Animal Ambulance can be found on the website of Dierenwelzijnscentrum Adventure.

You are not allowed to dispose of your dead pet in the garbage can, even if it is very small. You can do the following with the remains of your pet:

• Pick-up by the animal ambulance for a fee;
• Have it cremated at a recognized pet crematorium.
• Being buried in a special pet cemetery;
• Burial in your own garden or on your own property;
• Take them to the veterinarians designated by the municipality. The municipality has designated 2 veterinarians for the intake of dead pets: Dierenpraktijk Giekerk-Hardegarijp-Veenwouden, Westeromwei 71, 9254 ED Hurdegaryp and A7 Noord Dierenartsen Burgum, Elingsloane 18, 9251 MN Burgum.
• If in doubt, contact your veterinary practice.

When burying a pet in your own garden or on your own property, you must not wrap the animal in plastic or other materials that are harmful to the soil. The grave must also be at least 75 cm deep.