Data and facts about the free-roaming dogs of Thailand.
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Highlights
Community Perception
Jump to: Bangkok (2023)
Bangkok (2023)
External Link:
Hiby, Elly, Tuntikorn Rungpatana, Alicja Izydorczyk, Craig Rooney, Mike Harfoot, and Robert Christley. 2023. “Impact Assessment of Free-Roaming Dog Population Management by CNVR in Greater Bangkok” Animals 13, no. 11: 1726.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13111726
Interactions with Street Dogs
- Feeding Street Dogs:
- 2020 survey: 19.8% of respondents fed street dogs.
- Dog owners had higher odds (odds ratio = 2.29).
- Acceptance of Street Dogs:
- 59% were not accepting, 40% were “OK”, “accepting”, or “happy”.
- Acceptance odds not significantly different between treatment and control districts.
- Trouble with Street Dogs:
- 40% reported trouble (e.g., bites, barking) in the past month.
- Trouble odds 67% higher in control districts than treatment districts (odds ratio = 1.67).
- Change Over Time:
- 28% said troubles were the same as 4 years ago, 22% had more trouble in the past, 16% had less trouble in the past.
- Signs of Ownership:
- Increased from 32.5% (2016) to 45.4% (2020) and 79.8% (2021).
- 39% annual increase in free-roaming dogs with signs of ownership.
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Population Estimate
Jump to: Spatial Distrbution Survey (2021)
Spatial Distribution Survey (2021)
External link:
Thanapongtharm W, Kasemsuwan S, Wongphruksasoong V, Boonyo K, Pinyopummintr T, Wiratsudakul A, Gilbert M and Leelahapongsathon K (2021) Spatial Distribution and Population Estimation of Dogs in Thailand: Implications for Rabies Prevention and Control. Front. Vet. Sci. 8:790701. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.790701
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.790701
- Total Dog Population: 12.84 million, approximately 11.2 million owned
- Population density: 21.7 dogs per square kilometer.
- Ownerless Dogs: 1.64 million
- Population density of 3.2 dogs per square kilometer.
- Distribution Patterns: Both owned and ownerless dogs were densely populated in large urban areas
- Bangkok: 148 dogs/km² owned, 42 dogs/km² ownerless.
- Nonthaburi: 136 dogs/km² owned, 32 dogs/km² ownerless.
- Samut Prakan: 101 dogs/km² owned, 22 dogs/km² ownerless.
- Pathumthani: 95 dogs/km² owned, 16 dogs/km² ownerless.
- Owned to Ownerless Dog Ratio: 6.4:1.
- Ownership Characteristics:
- Owned Dogs: 25% confined, 51% independent roamers, 21% semi-independent.
- Ownerless Dogs: 72% feral, 28% community-fed.
Related data from the same study (Country-specific rabies data)