Stray Dog Population Management

Kartal, Tamara; Rowan, Andrew N.

doi:10.1002/9781119380528.ch2

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“…Lethal methods for population control have rarely been successful, mainly due to societal barriers, as well as ineffective and incomplete implementation 26 . The use of alternate strategies, such as fertility control, are instead seen as more “humane” and socially acceptable 34 , 35 . However, in the absence of a systematic planning and monitoring protocol, well intentioned, but poorly planned programs may likely do little good.…”

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Modelling the challenges of managing free-ranging dog populations

Belsare

Vanak

2020

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Free-ranging domestic dogs (FRD) are not only vectors of zoonoses of public health concern, but also pose direct threats to humans, livestock, and endangered wildlife. Many developing countries have struggled to control FRD, despite using both lethal and non-lethal methods. India has amongst the highest FRD populations globally and the highest incidences of dog-mediated human rabies, but only deploys Catch–Neuter–Vaccinate–Release (CNVR) for FRD control as a humane alternative to lethal methods, without evidence of it working successfully. Here, we use an agent-based dog population dynamics model to examine the time, effort, financial resources, and conditions needed to successfully control FRD in a typical urban setting. We simulate several scenarios, from an “ideal world” closed population with easily accessible dogs, to a more realistic open population with heterogeneity in catchability of dogs. In only one “best-case” scenario, CNVR resulted in a significant and lasting reduction in FRD, but with vaccination rates peaking only at 35%, which is half the WHO-recommended coverage. The customisable and portable modelling tool that we have developed allows managers to simulate real world processes and understand the expected effort needed to reduce regional dog populations, and assess methods for achieving effective anti-rabies vaccination coverage.

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Modelling the challenges of managing free-ranging dog populations

Belsare

Vanak

2020

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“…Dog numbers per capita are much higher across Europe and the United States, but in these countries, dogs are kept almost exclusively within the home, and street dogs have, with exceptions, decreased over the past fifty years [32]. These equally reflect long-term shifts in human-dog relationships.…”

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“…Certainly free-breeding dogs (though they are still 'owned') constitute the major component of the rabies threat and represent a public health issue, especially in developing countries. Such dogs are estimated to number~500 million, which could be almost 50% of the global dog population [32].…”

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Humanity’s Best Friend: A Dog-Centric Approach to Addressing Global Challenges

Sykes

Beirne

Horowitz

et al. 2020

Animals

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Simple Summary: The Earth is under increasing pressure from the burgeoning global human population and the subsequent rise in demand for food and a myriad of other finite resources. Mitigating the environmental, societal and ecological impact of the human footprint requires understanding the long-term relationships between our species and the plants and animals we now rely upon. In addition, the modern scientific approach often conceives of, and addresses individual problems through narrow windows that can fail to take into account the connectedness of multiple problems. By broadening the scope of inquiry to include both science and humanities perspectives, and simultaneously focussing on a single species, we suggest that many of the United Nations Strategic Development Goals (SDGs) can be addressed more effectively. In this paper, we describe Animals 2020, 10, 502 2 of 18 how a comprehensive assessment of the long-term relationship between humans and dogs can yield insights, and offer ways in which modern global challenges can be tackled. Abstract:No other animal has a closer mutualistic relationship with humans than the dog (Canis familiaris). Domesticated from the Eurasian grey wolf (Canis lupus), dogs have evolved alongside humans over millennia in a relationship that has transformed dogs and the environments in which humans and dogs have co-inhabited. The story of the dog is the story of recent humanity, in all its biological and cultural complexity. By exploring human-dog-environment interactions throughout time and space, it is possible not only to understand vital elements of global history, but also to critically assess our present-day relationship with the natural world, and to begin to mitigate future global challenges. In this paper, co-authored by researchers from across the natural and social sciences, arts and humanities, we argue that a dog-centric approach provides a new model for future academic enquiry and engagement with both the public and the global environmental agenda.

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“…However, achieving such vaccination coverage is most often thwarted by rapid turnover in the dog populations resulting in vaccinated populations being replaced by non-vaccinated dogs [ 11 , 12 , 13 ]. While some overall positive reports on the effect of catch–neuter–vaccinate–release (CNVR) programs, such as increasing the general health of street dog populations as well as assisting in population control, have been published, other studies have continued to report short life-expectancy coupled with rapid population turnover rates in free-roaming dog populations, despite population management interventions [ 14 ]. For the purpose of this discussion, free-roaming dogs include owned dogs that are allowed to roam, community owned dogs that are free-roaming, and true stray dogs.…”

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“…In dog rabies endemic areas, an effective strategic vaccination that includes coverage of at least 70% of the dog population is considered to be crucial [ 16 ]. Out of the estimated global population of domestic dogs (687 million), 78% (536 million) are living in 122 dog rabies endemic countries [ 9 , 14 ]. Rapidly growing countries like India and Bangladesh hold higher risks because of increasing urbanization, urban slums, and populations of unvaccinated street dogs living in close proximity to poorly managed garbage disposal sites.…”

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The Role of Waste Management in Control of Rabies: A Neglected Issue

Wright

Subedi

Pantha

et al. 2021

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Despite being vaccine preventable, the global burden of dog rabies remains significant, and historically it is the rural and marginalized communities in developing countries of Africa and Asia that are most threatened by the disease. In recent years, the developing world has been experiencing unprecedented increases in urbanization, with a correspondingly massive increase in municipal solid waste generation, among other things. Inefficient and inadequate waste collection and management, due to lack of resources and planning, led to significant increases in the volumes of waste on the streets and in open dumps, where it serves as food sources for free-roaming dogs. In this commentary, we discuss examples of poor waste management and the likely impact on rabies control efforts through the sustenance of free-roaming dogs in some dog rabies-endemic countries. We aim to stress the importance of implementing strategies that effectively address this particular issue as an important component of humane dog population management, as it relates to aspirations for the control and elimination of dog rabies per se.

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Stray Dog Population Management

Cited by 13 publications

References 13 publications

Modelling the challenges of managing free-ranging dog populations

Modelling the challenges of managing free-ranging dog populations

Humanity’s Best Friend: A Dog-Centric Approach to Addressing Global Challenges

The Role of Waste Management in Control of Rabies: A Neglected Issue

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