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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: Standardized 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 (State of Virginia): Animal Record Reporting information by individual organizations, type of organization, and statewide (2004 so far).
MDARD (State of Michigan):
Annual Shelter Activity Report
s 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
