Bedford & Kempston Pets. Lost, Found and Stolen.

12/04/2026

3 legged ginger cat has been found in Wootton.

11/04/2026

Scott Vets have a white young adult female cat. Found in Queens Park.

11/04/2026

Missing from Kempston.

09/04/2026

*** Back home ***

Missing from Bedford Road, Wilstead.

06/04/2026

Found a dog? Important info if you live in Bedford

🐾 Found a stray dog in the Bedford Borough area? Please read this first 🐾

Have you ever come across a lost dog and wondered what to do next? 🤔 Your first instinct might be to take them straight to the vets... but there have been some important changes you need to know about.

📢 Bedford Borough Council has updated its stray dog policy (in place sine 1 April 2026)

Here’s what that means for you 👇

🐶 If you take a stray dog to a vet:

You’ll now be asked for ID (proof of name & address)
You must provide a mobile number, which will be checked while you’re there
You must be available later the same day for follow-up contact from the council

⚠️ If these steps aren’t completed, the vet practice becomes responsible for the dog, and they may not be able to have it collected by the dog warden.

🏥 Why this matters:
Veterinary practices have limited kennel space, aren’t open 24/7, and must prioritise sick or injured animals. Because of these new rules, some vets have made the difficult decision to no longer take in healthy stray dogs.

💛 They will still:

Scan for microchips
Help reunite lost dogs with their owners

…but they may not be able to admit healthy strays into their care.

📞 So what should you do if you find a healthy stray dog?
If the dog is safe and under your control:
👉 Call the council’s dog warden contractor, SDK Environmental Limited on 03444 828320 (available 24/7)

⚖️ Important: Under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, you must try to return the dog or report it to the council. Keeping a dog without reporting it could be considered theft.

📱 You can also help by posting on local lost & found pages and groups like:
👉 Bedford & Kempston Pets. Lost, Found and Stolen.

💬 Let’s help each other out:
Have you ever reunited a lost dog with its owner? Or found one and weren’t sure what to do? Share your experience below, it could really help someone else 🐕❤️

03/04/2026

💔 What would you do if 250 dogs needed help… all at once?

Behind the scenes, this is the reality of the large-scale rescues that are happening in the UK right now.

Last year alone, RSPCA responded to over 75 separate incidents, each involving 100 animals or more. These situations are rarely simple. They often stem from deeply human challenges like mental health struggles, disability, bereavement, or financial hardship. The people involved aren’t just overwhelmed... they need compassion, support, and the right services to help them rebuild.

One recent case truly highlights this complexity. The Dogs Trust had to call on the RSPCA to help find rescue spaces for 250 poodle-cross dogs, all living in a home with an extremely vulnerable, elderly owner. The picture is real and not AI!

What started as something manageable had quickly spiralled. The number of dogs, and their living conditions, had become impossible for one person to cope with. Help only came when someone realised the situation the owner themselves was living in.

These kinds of rescues are huge. They require coordination, care, and collaboration... and they put immense pressure on already stretched resources.

We’re so grateful to the incredible charities, organisations and public bodies who stand alongside each other during these multi-agency operations 🤝

But the truth is…
Rescues are now facing a capacity crisis.

🐾 There has never been a more urgent time to adopt.

If you’ve ever thought about giving an animal a second chance, this could be the moment that truly changes a life... maybe even more than one.

💬 Could you open your home to a rescue animal? Or help in another way?
We’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences below.

28/03/2026

*** Found and back home ***

Missing from Kempston

23/03/2026

21/03/2026

"💔 Animal cruelty is not “just” about animals.
It is often a serious warning sign of deeper violence."

21/03/2026

My wife and I very sadly drove past a black and white cat (possibly male) this morning on the side of the A421, between Marston Moretaine and the lay-by, heading towards MK. We’ve picked him up and taken him to Companion Care, Pets At Home at the Interchange but unfortunately he has no microchip.
Posting on here in the hope he may belong to somebody seeing this and that he can be reunited with his owners soon. If it’s any consolation to his owner reading this, I don’t think he had been there very long and we took good care of him, wrapped up warm and comfortable on the way to the vets.
Please share to any local FB pages for Marston and surrounding. Thank you.

14/01/2026

Dog found Commercial Road, Bedford. Been taken to Vets4Pets.

23/12/2025

Cat found - Chantry Avenue.

Just found cat on chantry avenue
Black with blue collar
Been hit by car shortly before I came down the road and is no longer purring 😢

I have put it on the side of the road.