Our humane dog population management guidance gives advice on designing and initiating a dog population management programme. Read More

Guidance on indicators for monitoring and evaluating, and measuring impact of dog population management programmes.Read More

Guidance on the development and implementation of an effective and humane cat population management programme. Read More

Dog population management programmes need a comprehensive approach. This section outlines the components that could form part of a comprehensive programme.Read More

The Costa Rican government appointed a National Animal Welfare Coordinator and funded a national pilot project to provide training to municipalities in DPM related skills and knowledge. The networks and capacity built through the pilot project inspired various DPM actions tailored by municipalities to suit to their local communities, which persisted after the pilot ended. Read More

Manu Mitra creates ward-based committees and team of volunteers to assess, monitor and implement DPM within each ward. Creating engaged and informed communities that are part of local government structures and therefore likely to be sustained.Read More

The Humane Community Development process gave Kljuc community the structure and mentoring they needed to come together to solve their dog problems themselves. Local stakeholders worked together to analyse their own data and appreciation of dog problems and dynamics. From this they developed a realistic plan they could resource locally and continue to develop with improved communication and leadership of DPM.Read More