RESOURCES



Guidances in Companion Animal Management

ICAM Coalition. Humane Cat Population Management Guidance.

ICAM Coalition. Humane Dog Population Management Guidance.

WHO, WSPA. Guidelines for Dog Population Management.

ICAM Coalition. The welfare basis for euthanasia of dogs and cats and policy development.



Reports and Surveys

WSPA, RSPCA International. Stray Animal Control Practices (Europe): A report into the strategies for controlling stray dog and cat populations adopted in thirty-one countries. 2007.

BAPF. Corruption and Shady Practices Frustrate Dog Population Management: A Strategic Report on Animal Shelter Operations in Bulgaria. 2011.



Statistical Databases

Northern Ireland Assembly: 2005-2009 statistical information on dog control reported by the Minister of Agriculture (tables available at the beginning of the entire document)

Asilomar Accords: Standartized annual reports on animal control operations by states, local coalitions, and individual shelters (2006 so far).

The Animal Council: Annual reports on animal control operations in State of California, by counties and statewide (1980 so far).

VDACS (Virginia): Animal Record Reporting information by individual organizations, type of organization, and statewide (2004 so far).

MDARD (Micigan): Annual Shelter Activity Reports by state totals (2005 so far) and by individual organizations (2007 so far).
National Media Coverage on Animal Control Issues


Sofia mayor claims dog control sabotaged with fresh "dumping", 30 Oct 2012

Sofia’s stray dog problem: All talk and no action, 25 Jun 2012

Sofia citizens resort to last-ditch measures over stray dogs, 18 Jun 2012

Solving stray dog problem proves difficult in Balkan countries, 25 Apr 2012

Mayor Fandykova to impound stray dog population, once after neuter it, 11 Apr 2012

Sofia mayor declines to accept deputy’s resignation over street dogs issue, 10 Apr 2012

Fandykova refuses to accept deputy resignation over stray dogs, 10 Apr 2012

Sofia deputy mayor resigns over stray dog attacks, 9 Apr 2012

Sofia municipality to hold tender for temporary dog shelter, 9 Apr 2012

Mayor Fandykova relies on euthanizing aggressive strays, 8 Apr 2012

Bojko Borisov proposes legalizing "cheapest temporary animal shelters", 6 Apr 2012

Bulgarian PM wants "dog depots" opened immediately, 6 Apr 2012

Cllr Kachakova: Unwanted dogs to be euthanized after 30 days, 5 Apr 2012

Sofia mayor to build more dog pounds for aggressive strays, 5 Apr 2012

Sofia mayor finds out aggressive stray dogs don't belong on streets, 5 Apr 2012

Bulgaria's Sofia plans to get rid of stray dogs by 2016, 4 Apr 2012

Bulgarian Party Wants to Legalize Killing of Stray Dogs, 2 Apr 2012

War of words over Sofia’s stray dogs, 2 Apr 2012

Sofia deputy mayor ready to resign over stray dogs outrage, 2 Apr 2012

Sofia Animal Control chief: Dogs that savaged elderly man are previously neutered, 30 Mar 2012

Elderly man in critical condition after attack by pack of stray dogs in Sofia, 29 Mar 2012

Six teams to capture Sofia's street dogs, 21 Feb 2012

Bulgaria's Sofia to microchip its stray dogs, 5 Jan 2012

Fandykova to curb dog overpopulation by CNR and dog removal, 17 Oct 2011

First and second, 2 Sep 2011

Sofia mayor: stray dogs will decrease in number, 29 June 2011

Sofia Mayor: Stray dogs problem solvable in 2-3 Years, 8 Mar 2011

Sofia plans more effective measures on stray dogs, 3 Jan 2011

Stray dog population in Sofia increases, 9 June 2010

Sofia failed to curb dog population, 9 Apr 2010

8500 stray dogs wander Sofia streets according to official data, 30 June 2009

New kennels poised to be opened in Sofia, 29 June 2009

Sofia's "catch, neuter, release" approach, 20 May 2009

Experts speak over stray dogs, rabies in Sofia, 18 Aug 2008

Bojko Borisov: Оur 10-month CNR effort reduced strays by half, 13 July 2007