Bulgarian stray dogs have been in the news recently due to their attacks on people, which have now resulted
in the death of one man. There have been increasingly vociferous calls for them
to be “dealt with” and heated debate between animal welfare organizations and
those wanting a quick solution, which have dragged the Prime Minister into the
fray.
And now another man is in hospital
thanks to the dogs. Or at least, thanks to the stray dogs making themselves a target
for a man to shoot at who then accidentally hit his neighbor instead.
As yet I have only seen sensational media reports and am looking forward to what I would call a neutral account of the stray dog situation in Sofia, one that unbiasedly describes the current situation and provides some clues as to how it might have developed. For example, abandoned pets that regularly get kicked or shot at would understandably have an aggressive attitude towards people.
They clearly do seem to have a stray dog problem in Bulgaria but only blaming the dogs is unlikely to point the way to a long-term solution.
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