Overpopulation

Uncontrolled breeding, unwanted dogs and large numbers

 Disease

Zoonoses

 Nuisance

Noise associated with barking, fighting or mating

 Litter

Mess from scavenging e.g. overturned bins, scraps, faeces etc.

 Threat

Violent dogs biting or attacking children

 Danger

Chasing vehicles

 Loss

Dogs stealing food from storage or young children. Attacks on livestock e.g. poultry

 Animal abuse

Sick, undernourished, and dying animals. Physical abuse e.g. dogs used for spear practice by young males or suffering from water scalding

 Disempowerment   

Uncontrolled dogs lower community self-respect. This is expressed in terms like 'sad for dog' and 'shamed'.

 Stress

Grief over sick or dying dogs. The sense of loss must be viewed in the context of the local culture

Remoteness

Each situation is significantly differentferal animals

Issues for Communities

Cross-cultural dysfunctionpoverty lack of ownership lack of information and training limited job opportunities poor education levels high welfare dependency domestic violence and child abuse substance abuse

Government and Stakeholder issues

Unsustainable culling programs resulting in lack of trust lack of government understanding of the issuesfailure to listen to the needs of communities lack of funding and fluctuating funding commitments lack of coordination between agengies continual reinvention of the wheel unavailability of qualified Vets competition for services between communities failure of past programmes (usually due to unsustainable design)