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FAO ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH

reports

DOG POPULATION MANAGEMENT

FAO/WSPA/IZSAM expert meeting Banna, Italy

14-19 March 2011

Published by FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

and WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION

and ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL'ABRUZZO E DEL MOLISE "G. CAPORALE"

Rome, 2014

Recommended Citation FAO. 2014. Dog population management. Report of the FAO/WSPA/IZSAM expert meeting - Banna, Italy, 14-19 March 2011. Animal Production and Health Report. No. 6. Rome.

Important note After the dog population management meeting held in Banna from 14-19 March 2011, the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) changed its name in June 2014 into World Animal Protection.

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Contents

Acknowledgments

v

Abbreviations and acronyms

vi

Executive summary

viii

1 Introduction

1

1.1 Background

1

1.2 Process

1

2 Animal and public health

3

2.1 Public and animal health concerns as a driver for dpm

3

2.1.1 What are the main public and animal health concerns?

3

2.1.2 Behaviour, trends and disease risks

4

2.2 Legislation and disease control

5

2.3 Economics of disease control

6

2.4 Institutional issues related to dpm and disease control

6

2.5 The One Health concept

7

3 Dog population management

8

3.1 Planning of interventions

8

3.1.1 Why are initial assessments important?

8

3.2 Assessment tools

10

3.2.1 Dog ecology studies and modelling

10

3.2.2 Participatory appraisals and KAP studies

11

3.3 From initial assessment to planning a comprehensive dpm programme

12

3.4 Outcome indicators for success and the potential for cba

12

3.5 Policies and legislation

14

3.6 DPM implementation

16

3.6.1 Dog registration, identification and traceability

16

3.6.2 Dog catching, handling and removal

20

3.6.3 Euthanasia

21

3.6.4 Holding facilities

22

3.6.5 Reproduction control in dogs

25

3.6.5.1 How to deliver reproduction control

27

3.6.5.2 Surgical options for reproduction control

29

3.6.5.3 Non-surgical options for reproduction control

30

3.6.5.4 Research needs for reproduction control

31

4 Capacity development

32

4.1 Introduction

32

4.2 Politicians and Policy-makers

32

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