WIDESPREAD OF STRAY DOGS: METHODS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEM IN CERTAIN REGIONS OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Muhamed Katica,Zarema Obradovic,Senad Coloman,Nedzad Gradascevic,Ramo Mujkanovic,Esad Mestric,Muhamed Dupovac,Nejra Hadzimusic

doi:10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i6.2017.2050

Abstract

Stray dogs are the ones not microchipped, which live across the streets and other public surfaces unattended, and so represent a serious public-health problem. Lack of human support for the stray dogs causes a range of problems - from territorial status to ensuring food. Such conditions force them to activate a self-preservation mechanism and return to natural behavioral patterns. Regarding the fact that several thousands of stray dogs were recorded in observed regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the period from 2008 – 2009, it was obvious that such conditions could endanger the health of both humans and domestic animals. The problem in Bosnia and Herzegovina attempted to be solved using various approaches during the period from 1996 – 2009. Some solutions were: using hygiene services of public utility companies in some places, or establishing dog shelters. The third solution for the problem was the employment of hunting associations and their active participation for reducing the number of stray dogs. Minimization of large number of stray dogs required number of measures and activities such as aplicable legal framework, education for dog owners, neutering of dogs, building shelters, euthanasia of ill and agressive dogs and permanent hosting of dogs.

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IntroductionStray dogs are the ones lacking attention of possible owners and so they usually walk freely across streets and other public spaces with no appropriate identification tag
After being abandoned by their owners, dogs previously accustomed to special and very acceptable living conditions, found themselves in a very confusing situation.As already stated, stray dogs are the ones lacking attention of possible owners and so they usually walk freely across streets and other public spaces with no appropriate identification tag
The number of stray dogs is in constant increase both in urban and rural areas and represents a serious public-health problem in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the neighbouring countries of North-East Europe

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Introduction

Stray dogs are the ones lacking attention of possible owners and so they usually walk freely across streets and other public spaces with no appropriate identification tag. They can be divided into four groups (according to WHO - World Health Organization): 1st - Abandoned dogs or the ones which lost their owner; 2nd - Dogs of known owners which move freely around public places without owner supervision; 3rd - Dogs which never had any owners and were born on the streets; 4th - Wild dogs [1]. There is no stray dog population in developed countries of EU

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