Owned Dogs: Bulgaria

Data and facts about the owned dogs of Bulgaria.

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Highlights

A survey indicates that nearly half of Bulgarians abandon their dogs by releasing them onto the streets.


Dog Ownership Practices

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Bulgaria, Italy, Ukraine Online Questionnaire

External link:
Smith LM, Quinnell R, Munteanu A, Hartmann S, Dalla Villa P, Collins L (2022) Attitudes towards free-roaming dogs and dog ownership practices in Bulgaria, Italy, and Ukraine. PLoS ONE 17(3): e0252368.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252368

QuestionBulgariaItalyUkraine
Dog ownership rate65%75%56%
Main reasons for ownership
  Pleasure and company86%88%71%
  Practical purposes (guarding, hunting, etc.) 1%1%9%
Dog registration and identification
  All dogs registered73%96%44%
  Some registered9%2%6%
Source of dogs 
  Dog shelter10%38%10%
  Found on street36%25%35%
  Friends and family33%23%28%
Payment for dogs34%15%36%
Received adult dogs8%16%11%
Dogs reproduced22%13%24%
  Reproduced only once15%*62%50%
Puppy distribution
  Given to a friend74%48%19%
  Kept31%43%7%
  Sold21%29%11%
Prevent all dogs from reproduction80%82%56%
Prevent with spaying and neutering51%65%35%
Reasons for not neutering
  “A dog should reproduce at least once”38%35%14%
  “Neutering is a risk to the dog’s health”14%11%16%
Vaccination rates93%96%82%
Free roaming behaviours
  Never allow roaming59%92%79%
  Sometimes allow roaming30%6%16%
Giving up a dog1%7%6%
  Given to a friend39%74%75%
  Shelter6%11%2%
  Let free49%0%7%
Reasons for giving up a dog
  Animal behavioural problem27%37%27%
  Other39%58%45%

* No answer = 78%

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