In 10 months of 2025, over 14,000 dogs were shot in Bishkek

Наталья Маркова Local news
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According to the head of the municipal enterprise "Tazalyk," Zholdoshbek Chushtukov, in Bishkek, during the first ten months of 2025, 14,171 stray animals were shot and taken to the landfill. This information was announced at a meeting of the permanent commission of the Bishkek City Council, which deals with housing and communal issues, energy, and ecology.

For comparison, in 2024, the total number of captured and shot dogs amounted to 14,378.
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Zholdoshbek Chushtukov noted that the number of stray animals increases every year, which is related to the expansion of the city and the incorporation of new settlements as part of the administrative reform. For example, in 2018, only 11,000 dead animals were taken to the landfill.

Previously, residents of the capital expressed their protest against the local administration's decision to shoot stray cats, initiating a petition.

Animal protection organizations believe that shooting is not an effective method for addressing the problem of stray animals.
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