According to the e-procurement platform, currently 14 municipalities of Kosovo have active CNVR projects (catch, neuter, vaccinate, release). The municipalities with active CNVR projects are: Prishtina, Shtime, Lipjan, Fushë Kosova, Podujeva, Viti, Obiliq, Dragash, Prizren, Shtërpca, Kaçanik, Gjakova, Klina and Istog.

It is good news that more municipalities have active CNVR projects compared to previous years, but it should be noted that our organization is concerned about the fact that some projects are not transparent enough and have no structured monitoring and evaluation component at all for these projects that they undertake.

We ask all citizens to photo-document all their dogs in their neighborhoods to hold the municipalities or economic operators (veterinarians) accountable when they take dogs and do not return them (kill them or release them elsewhere). Only together with your help can we report abusive veterinarians and municipalities that illegally plan to kill or exterminate dogs from their municipality.

It is very important that other municipalities also start with the CNVR projects as soon as possible, to achieve the desired effect of preventing the increase of dogs on the streets through reproduction.

Many municipalities also have budget limitations to implement these projects, therefore the cooperation and support of the central level for the local level is essential for proper management of the dog population.

CNVR projects should be active continuously in all municipalities, but as a single measure they cannot solve the problem with dogs on the streets. CNVR should also be accompanied by other measures such as: identification & registration of dogs with owners, import and sale control, breeding control, community education and promotion of animal adoptions.

Our organization will support the municipalities with the capacities it has and demand accountability, to assess the dynamics of the dog population, as well as to evaluate the interventions taken for the dog population control, to ensure that the measures implemented achieve the desired effects to humanely and sustainably reduce the number of dogs on the streets and that public money is being spent correctly.

During the following months, we will also publish detailed reports on the work of municipalities in projects for the treatment and management of stray dogs from 2008 until now.