TÜRKİYE
Diyarbakır Sets 31 October Deadline For Stray Animal Collection
Authorities in Diyarbakır have set 31 October as the deadline for municipalities across the province to complete stray-animal collection work.
The decision was discussed at a Provincial Animal Protection Board meeting chaired by Governor Murat Zorluoğlu. Municipalities have been instructed to meet average daily collection targets, increase vehicle and personnel capacity and accelerate collection operations.
Inspections are also expected to increase, while an additional collection vehicle is being provided to Lice Municipality.
INDIA
Goa Begins Statewide Survey Of Stray Dogs
A statewide survey of stray dogs and cattle has begun in Goa, following directions from the Bombay High Court at Goa.
The exercise is being conducted ward by ward, with information on dogs including their location, sex and sterilisation status.
Authorities have been asked to complete the exercise and submit the resulting data to the Animal Husbandry Department by 22 October. In Margao, information gathered during the survey is also expected to be uploaded to the Bharat Pashudhan Portal.
INDIA
Eloor Establishes New Stray Dog Monitoring System
Eloor Municipality in Kerala has established a stray-dog management committee and local Animal Birth Control monitoring committee as part of measures to coordinate its response to free-roaming dogs.
The municipality says records will be maintained covering dog numbers, sterilisation, vaccination, treatment, capture, release and legally permitted euthanasia.
The recording of outcomes following capture is particularly significant. Population figures alone provide limited accountability unless authorities can also establish what subsequently happened to animals entering the system.
SINGAPORE
Free-Roaming Dog Programme Retains Managed Return
Singapore’s Animal & Veterinary Service has updated information on its national Trap-Neuter-Rehome/Release-Manage programme for free-roaming dogs.
Dogs captured through the programme are microchipped, sterilised and ear-tipped. Animals suitable for rehoming can enter adoption pathways, while dogs that cannot be rehomed may be vaccinated against rabies and released at suitable locations under the programme.
The system therefore retains managed return as one possible outcome rather than requiring every captured free-roaming dog to remain permanently confined.
Individual identification through microchipping also provides a mechanism for distinguishing dogs that have already passed through the programme.
PHILIPPINES
Kidapawan Vaccinates More Than 1,200 Dogs And Cats
Kidapawan City has reported vaccinating 1,217 dogs and cats against rabies during activities marking World Rabies Day.
The total included 822 dogs and 395 cats.
The city also provided sterilisation and other free veterinary services as part of the programme.
The initiative forms part of continuing rabies-prevention work based on vaccination and veterinary intervention within the community.
FIJI
Government Reports 2,211 Dogs Neutered Under National Stray Dog Programme
Fiji’s government has released new figures from its Stray Dog Control Management Programme, established in 2025–26 in response to concerns about free-roaming dogs and attacks on livestock.
Agriculture Minister Tomasi Tunabuna told Parliament that 2,211 dogs have been neutered and 88 euthanised following health assessments under the programme, which received FJ$337,500 in government funding.
Captured dogs are assessed by veterinarians. Healthy animals are neutered and either rehomed or released, while dogs considered severely ill may be euthanised.
The programme is being delivered with veterinary and animal-welfare partners. The government says its wider approach also includes responsible ownership, community awareness and measures to protect livestock in areas experiencing repeated dog attacks.
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