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Project Summary
The University of Leeds UK, IZSAM Italy and VIER PFOTEN International are conducting a study on the stray dog populations in Europe and internationally. Stray dog overpopulation is a global problem which is of public health, animal welfare and environmental concern. The STRAYS project has been developed to determine the most sustainable, effective and efficient method of controlling the number of stray dogs by comparing different methods of stray dog population control. Currently, methods to reduce the stray dog population size include the mass neutering of dogs (called catch-neuter-release), long-term sheltering and culling. STRAYS aims to quantify the sustainability of these methods when considering stray dog population size, financial costs, welfare impact to the dog population and threats to public health. |
Aims
The aim of the STRAYS project is to investigate and compare different methods for long-term stray dog population management through a series of computer simulations. This will allow us to directly quantify the long term effectiveness and sustainability of the catch-neuter-release method compared to other stray dog population management methods (including sheltering and culling).
The aim of the STRAYS project is to investigate and compare different methods for long-term stray dog population management through a series of computer simulations. This will allow us to directly quantify the long term effectiveness and sustainability of the catch-neuter-release method compared to other stray dog population management methods (including sheltering and culling).
Project Team
Start date: 1st January 2017
End date: 30th June 2020
- Lisa Collins - Primary Scientific Partner (University of Leeds)
- Paolo Dalla Villa - Scientific Consultant (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise)
- Sabine Hartmann and Alex Munteanu - Scientific Contributors (VIER PFOTEN)
- Julie Sanders - Project Owner and Sarah Ross - Project Manager (VIER PFOTEN)
- Alesya Lischyshyna - Project coordinator (VIER PFOTEN)
- Lauren Smith - PhD Student (University of Leeds).
Start date: 1st January 2017
End date: 30th June 2020