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Tengrinews.kz – Stray dogs are becoming a serious problem for residents of Uralsk, where over 1,000 people have been bitten since the beginning of the year. Most of these dogs have no owners, according to Channel Seven.
Experts say that pet owners themselves are largely to blame for not following rules on how to keep domestic animals. Dogs must be registered and microchipped, but these requirements are widely ignored.
As a result, the number of stray animals in the city is rapidly growing. Official data shows there are now over 20,000 dogs in Uralsk.
To identify and control the stray dog population, the city’s veterinary station has been allocated nearly 14 million tenge. These funds will be used to biosterilize more than 1,500 pets by the end of the year.
“Right now, we don’t have the capacity to fully control the situation. These dogs are reproducing rapidly. It’s very difficult to catch them—they’ve already gone feral. Many residents adopt puppies and later abandon them on the streets once they grow up. They don’t feed them properly. That’s how stray animals appear,” said Yerlan Ishanov, director of the city veterinary station.
Kazakhstan is also preparing to amend its animal welfare law. The key change would be the introduction of a "timer" or limited holding period:
- Stray animals will be kept in shelters for 5 days;
- Unclaimed domestic pets will be held for up to 60 days;
- If no owner is found during this time, the animals will be euthanized.
