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.
