Street dogs of lviv

Part two of the STRAYS fieldwork has now started! This time, the team have travelled to Lviv (Ukraine) to collect data and observe the city's street dogs. The team did not have to wait long to see their first dog, shortly after arriving the black and white dog (bottom left) was spotted stealing some meat from the rubbish bin!  In Lviv, the local Community Enterprise, in addition to the Stray Animal Care team at Vier Pfoten, capture, neuter and release/rehome (CNR) free-roaming dogs in this area. After capture, the dogs are marked with a coloured ear tag to show their neutering/vaccination status. The team have been surveying these local dogs early in the morning, noting those which have been through the CNR programme and recording information about the dog's location and condition. The team have now become familiar with a few of the local dogs, spotting them on more than one occasion. The team will spend another week in Lviv, before returning to the University of Leeds to analyse the collected data - more updates to come!