Last week’s
conference on Dog Population management was a great success for the team at the
JMICAWE. As well as successful presentations by Heather Bacon of the JMICAWE
and Lindsey Hartley-Backhouse, MSc student on the International Animal Welfare,
ethics and Law programme, we were also pleased to see the launch of the new
guide to assessment of success in dog population management interventions: “Are we making a difference? A guide to
monitoring and evaluating dog population management interventions”
The guide,
authored by Dr Elly Hiby, Scientific coordinator of the International Companion
Animal Management Coalition (ICAM), was developed with input from staff at the
JMICAWE and SRuC, and is a comprehensive guide to evaluating success in terms
of dog population measurements, dog welfare and human-animal relationships.
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You can
download it from the 'downloads' tab on the ICAM
Co website. ICAM have
also made a tool to help people navigate the document and create their owned
tailored version - this is still a protype and is being updated, but once fully
functional, looks to be very useful.
With dog
populations a global concern in terms of environmental and zoonotic disease
issues, evidence-based approaches to dog management are an essential new area
of research. By promoting a scientific approach to what has traditionally been
seen merely as ‘spay-neuter or ‘trap-neuter-return’ we can utilise a
considerable variety of different and holistic strategies, and manage dog
populations with more successful and humane outcomes.
If you haven’t
seen it yet, don’t forget to watch our fantastic short film, ‘Street Dog’ which
looks at the welfare of those dogs involved in ‘trap-neuter-return’ programs,
and can be found on youtube here;
Don't forget to let us know what you think, by commenting on the video or on our Facebook or twitter pages!
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Hi,I need fatal dog attack statistics in endemic countries. A woman was found death surrounded by the dogs in TR. The autopsy states that death was caused by external bleeding due to bites. I need to know whether other countries have such kind of incidents. Thanks,
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