This document provides an estimation of costs for two approaches to managing the dog population in a town with 200,000 people and 8,000 dogs over a 10 year period: catch and kill, and contraception, neutering, vaccination, and return (CNVR). The total estimated cost for CNVR is €995,000, while the total estimated cost for catch and kill is €1,800,000. Catch and kill also does not achieve long-term reduction of the dog population, which remains around 6,000 dogs. The document outlines the monthly and annual costs associated with salaries, operating expenses, equipment, and other costs for each approach.

1. Estimation of cost Robert Smith 20th October 2010 Ministry of Agriculture and Food

2. introduction dog counting overview budget monthly salaries monthly operating costs capital cost owners of fertile dogs pay fee commercial sponsorship CNVR versus catch & kill 2

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8. Owners of fertile dogs pay fee Animal Protection Law chapter 4, art. 36 24 BGN per dog per year commercial sponsors i.e. McDonald’s 8

9. Cost of CNVR versus catch & kill 9

10. Cost of CNVR versus catch & kill vet’s salaries other personnel salaries fuel costs general overheads Are the same 10

11. In Romania cost of CNVR year 1: € 1,00 per citizen year 2: € 0,75 per citizen year 3 + 4: € 0,60 per citizen year 5: € 0,50 per citizen year 6: € 0,40 per citizen year 7 + 8: € 0,30 per citizen year 9 + 10: € 0,20 per citizen for a dog warden & rehoming service 11

12. Total cost for CNVR in a town with: 200,000 people 8,000 dogs 10 year period € 995,000.- 12

13. Total cost for catch & kill in town with: 200,000 people 8,000 dogs 10 year period catch & kill 25% of dog population each year 13

14. Total cost for catch & kill: year 1: € 225,000.- * year 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10: € 175,000.- Total € 1,800,000.- Achievements: no long term reduction dog population is around 6,000 * Cost in 1st year higher of purchase of equipment and vehicles 14

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