Sofia stray dog population currently counts near 9000 animals, Ekoravnovesie (the Sofia animal control) director Petar Petrov told Monitor daily on 4 January 2010. According to him, 80 per cent of them were already neutered. So it is clear that 2000 entire dogs remained to roam.

But Petrov announced that 2010 animal control programme provides 6000 dogs to be involved in the already accepted catch-neuter-release scheme. Indeed, that means new 5000 random source animals to be allowed to roam due to "unclear" reasons.

There are only 625 dog owners in Sofia? Start making registration for all dogs being sold, chip them and teach people how to treat animals and fine them after kicking their animals on the streets.

Good! A start. And bring baggies to pick up the poop!

While residents will be allowed by the authority to walk their dogs only in designated areas, the same imbecile authority obviously intend to be allowed to restore number of the unwanted roaming dog populations.

i have heard that the secret to dog pollution was an important influx of asian immigrants.

Went to registermy dog. Was told it was actually a waste of time. Nobody knows what happens with the taxes paid. No one will come to check if have a dog or not. Many of the strays are on the streets as they are discareded by owners. Policy is a joke just lik eso much in Sofia. Boiko promised to fill the hoels in the roads when he became mayor. Anyone looked at the state of the roads recently. Joke.

24 leva a dog, 15,000 collected=625 dogs. What about all the others that people own?

It's a start, but they need to up their game with proper secured dog parks set up within public parks. These allow dog owners to exercise and socialise their dogs; both key elements in reducing dog agression.

Great, I'm glad they're doing something and hope they can carry it through. But who's going to tell the strays where they can and can't walk and do their business?