Dog Wardens Plan Door-To-Door Canvass In Delaware County

Is your dog properly licensed? Vaccinated for rabies? You better double check.

The Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement will be conducting a license and vaccination canvas across Delaware County this month. The canvas is planned for April 18, according to sources.

"Multiple wardens" will be going door-to-door throughout Delaware County to check the status of residents' dog licenses and rabies vaccinations, according to Media Borough.

Residents with unlicensed dogs face fines of up to $300 per animal.

Owners of non-vaccinated pets can also be fined up to $300 per animal. Under Pennsylvania law, dogs and cats three months or older must have a current rabies vaccination.

In Pennsylvania, all dogs three months or older must be licensed annually by Jan. 1.

An annual license is $8.50. If your dog is spayed or neutered, the annual fee is $6.50. Seniors can get licenses for $4.50 for spayed and neutered pets and for $6.50 for pet that aren't spayed or neutered.

Lifetime licenses cost $31.50 for spayed and neutered pets and $51.50 for pet that aren't spayed or neutered.

To license your pet online, go to www.padoglicense.com.

Delco residents can get dog licenses by contacting John A. Dowd, Delaware County Treasurer, Government Center, Ground Floor, 201 W. Front Street, Media, PA 19063, (610) 891-4273.

Licenses are also available at the following locations:

• Arts Animals, 212 MacDade Blvd., Holmes
• Brookhaven Borough Hall, 2 Cambridge Road, Brookhaven
• Chester Pike Animal Hospital, 304 N. Chester Pike, Glenolden
• Community Animal Hospital, 2625 West Chester Pike, Broomall
• Delaware County SPCA, 555 Sandy Bank Road, Upper Providence
• Delaware County Department of Parks and Recreation, Leedom House, Rose Tree Park, 1621 N. Providence Road, Upper Providence (yearly licenses only)
• Delco Veterinary Hospital, 1301 Hook Road, Sharon Hill, PA 19079
• Glencroft Veterinary Hospital, 6 E. Glenolden Ave., Glenolden
• Glenolden Veterinary Hospital, 405 MacDade Blvd., Glenolden
• Middletown Township, 27 N. Pennell Road, Middletown
• Old Marple Veterinary Clinic, 820 W. Springfield Road, Springfield
• Prince’s Pet Goodies, 511 State Road, Springfield
• Radnor Vet, 107 N. Aberdeen Ave, Wayne, PA
• Upland Borough, Main Street and Castle Avenue, Upland
• Upper Darby Township Building, 100 Garrett Road, Upper Darby

More information is available by contacting the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture at (717) 787-3062 or by contacting Delaware County State Dog Warden Joseph Loughlin at (215) 307-8214

Licensing fees fund the Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement.

With reporting by Kara Seymour

Patch photo Margo Sullivan