[Rainrescue]

There are no national facts about the volume of stray dogs in the UK nor are there confirmed figures about the number of healthy dogs killed purely because there isn't a home for them to go to.

The only report which is available, and again its not 100% accurate because the information is taken from figures supplied by councils only. Some councils do not submit their figures of strays/euthanisia but hundreds maybe thousands will be quietly euthanised in vets and never reported.
That said, this report shows how figures have changed over the years.

I have listed below some places that people can get a few facts from, in case they are also prepared to do some articles to publicise the problem locally.

2008 - http://dogstrustblog.blogspot.com/20...-eighteen.html

2009 - http://dogstrustblog.blogspot.com/20...-increase.html

2010 - http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/_resourc...review2010.pdf

The way forward?
http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/mediacen...statement.aspx

It proves that strays are again on the incline and so is euthanisia.

Anything anyone can do to spread the word for people to stop breeding dogs that nobody wants must help.

The volume of dumped dogs isn't just bull breeds

http://www.politics.co.uk/opinion-formers/press-releases/animal-welfare/rspca-one-in-five-puppy-buyers-no-longer-have-their-pet-two-years-later-$21386957$366366.htm

[Strix]

There should be targets for locating owners too

I've seen enough cases where the owner is going nuts contacting all and sundry in an attempt to get their dog back, only to find it has been languishing in a kennel somewhere that's been notified it has a home to go to

it's bad enough that stray dogs are dumped and lose their lives, but when it's happening to loved pets too...

but we don't want to consider it could happen to our own dog, so we won't consider it at all, and we won't ask questions or make agencies/councils or the government account for any of this

[smudge74]

That's brilliant info Rain, very useful

[Strix]

oh look - nobody interested

I rest my case

EVERYBODY with a dog should be VERY concerned with this thread!

[willman]

Originally Posted by Strix

oh look - nobody interested

I rest my case

EVERYBODY with a dog should be VERY concerned with this thread!

I read it and the content of Dogs Trust Way Forward is so wishy washy as to be unenforceable and pointless.
Point 1 - as yet microchipping has no legal precedent either as proof of ownership or as a proven measure of control.
Point 2 - whos going to oversee and control all this advice.

Worse still get all the animal charities, breed clubs and KC together you couldn't get a unanimous decision on how to spell "dog" let alone work together. I don't even agree with some people in the rescues i help, so if thats anything to go on.