CNVR in Dehradun, India: Female dog-focused CNVR implemented with community engagement
CNVR of roaming dogs in Dehradun with a focus on female dogs, implemented with local communities using the Abhay Sankalp approach. Achieved high female sterilisation coverage followed by a decrease in roaming dog density within 2.5 years.Read More
Example of community engagement and veterinary professional support in Eastern Europe
Training and mentoring of a pivotal veterinary professional allowed a community led DPM intervention to progress and flourish. Read More
Enabling environment through training professionals and building local capacity in Bhutan
The Bhutanese government supported an international NGO to provide training for government vets in high quality and minimally invasive sterilisation surgery. This enabled district governments to effectively and humanely implement DPM across Bhutan.Read More
Creating social groups to encourage good dog care and protection in Bali, Indonesia
Engagement with an NGO project empowered villagers to increase the health of their dogs through improved care. Pride in these dogs inspired ‘dog clubs’ which were able to spread knowledge about good dog care to others and protected vaccinated dogs from misguided culling attempts. Read More
Strengthening veterinary capacity to create sustainable spay/neuter programmes in Latin America
Training of vets and technicians high quality and high volume spay/neuter surgery allows them to reduce costs. Making reproduction control more accessible to dog owners and improves the experience of surgery and recovery for the dogs.Read More
Tracing the Trade: Model Solution for Full Traceability across the EU Online Puppy Trade
FOUR PAWS proposed solution to combat illegal puppy trade and achieve full pet and seller traceability by linking classified ads to registration numbers of breeders/seller establishments and individual pet identification and registration numbers. Read More
Abhay Sankalp: A sustainable solution to human-dog conflict for improved human-dog relationships
Animal Birth Control in India has traditionally not included structured community engagement. However, Abhay Sankalp is a campaign involving local residents in assessing their local dog population and designing and implementing DPM. This has been implemented in Vadodara and Dehradun for the last two years and has shown evidence of reduced human-dog conflict. Read More
Using multiple methods to assess the dog population in Kathmandu, Nepal
Knowledge gained from street surveys, questionnaires, focus groups and epidemiological data were combined to build a picture of Kathmandu’s dog population dynamics. This included key learnings about dog welfare, roaming owned dogs, abandonment and community care; wisdom needed to create a customized DPM system to suit Kathmandu.Read More
Creating affordable spay/ neuter programs for owned dogs and cats in Bolivia
Training for veterinarians and technicians in high-quality, efficient and minimally invasive surgery reduced surgery time and cut costs whilst maintaining safety and care. These cost savings were passed onto dog and cat owners, increasing the accessibility of reproduction control services.Read More
