The Secretariat for Traffic and Housing and Communal Services of the Municipality of Tivat informed the citizens that this month a comprehensive survey on the structure of dog ownership "Dog Census" will be conducted as an initial and fundamental step in controlling the dog population on the territory of Tivat.
It is planned that the enumeration activities will start in the third week of September and will last until the tour of all local communities is completed.
The "Dog Census" project represents the initial activities that the local self-government undertakes in accordance with the Local Dog Population Control Plan in the territory of the municipality of Tivat 2024-2029. year, with the intention of permanently and effectively solving the problems related to abandoned dogs, but also improving the conditions for keeping pets. According to the local administration, the list will include all owned dogs located in the territory of the municipality of Tivat, whose owners reside in this municipality.
The list does not include dogs whose owners temporarily reside in the municipality.
"We ask all dog owners to cooperate with the authorized and trained persons who will visit households during the census, and to provide accurate information that is requested of them. Also, we remind you that in accordance with legal regulations, it is mandatory to identify, register and vaccinate dogs against rabies", the Municipality announced.
The aim of this research, as they clarified, is to provide comprehensive and comparable data that are necessary for the assessment of the initial situation, which will later be used to assess the success of the implementation of the Local Dog Population Control Plan. The ultimate goal of the Local Plan is for the Municipality to develop a sustainable local mechanism that, in a humane and at the same time efficient way, solves the problem of (non)control of the dog population, and to improve the conditions for keeping them and at the same time ensure the general safety of citizens.
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