The procedure for capturing dogs on the street is initiated together with the receipt of applications by the General Public Amenities Division from organizations or private individuals who inform where there are many dogs and these should be neutered. If the Division makes a capture order, the economic operator is issued with the address, pictures and number of dogs that need to be sterilized. After the order is received, the organization travels to the indicated address to catch the dog, with video evidence. The animals are later transported to a veterinary clinic or shelter for animals where there is a sterilization unit.

Karl Luganov, senior specialist of the Division’s Animal Control and Protection Section, stated for IPN that the sterilization procedure is filmed and the dogs who do not behave aggressively are taken back to the street in a period. The data, including the series of the applied microchip and the address to which the dogs were taken, are incorporated into the electronic register by the economic operator. At the end of the month, the Division verifies them and transfers money for the provided services.



As to the implementation of the pilot project for capturing, transporting, registering, sterilizing, vaccinating and chipping stray dogs, Karl Luganov said that at the current stage, the Division is working out the specification and will sign the contract with one or several economic operators for procuring the services. The economic operators will catch the animals, will sterilize, chip and add them to the registers of the General Public Amenities Division and will later keep the animals for a period after rehabilitation.

The specialist noted that namely in spring and in autumn, the packs of dogs should be driven away so as to avoid their breeding. The pilot project will be implemented until December 15 this year, when the Division will present a report with the results of the project. “100-150 dogs a month are now caught and this is not much. We must catch up to 500 dogs and sterilize them so that they do not breed,” stated Karl Luganov, noting that if the pilot project goes well, it will be extended next year.