A STUDY ON THE STRAY DOG POPULATIONS CONTROL ACTIVITIES IN YANGON REGION (CASE STUDY ON SANCHAUNG TOWNSHIP)

With the purpose to resolve the existence of stray dogs and its related public problems in Yangon, the stray dog populations control practices by key performer, YCDC and other stakeholders are studied by using descriptive method. The data and facts about different kinds of control practices such as neutering, vaccinating, sheltering, educating the public about the responsible ownership guided by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and vaccination campaign program with international organizations from 2014 to 2018 updated are presented. In this study, the KII interview and the selected township household survey on Sanchaung Township are conducted to explore different perspectives and perceptions of multi-stakeholders upon stray dog existence and its control practices in Yangon Region. It is founded that poor people participation with key performers, wrong feeding practices and relatively inefficient control practices are the highest controversial rooted causes for stray dog populations controls. It can be seen that the efficiency of stray dog practices could not reach up to the welfare maximizing level but acceptable to some extent as the progressive plans are being implemented. In this study, the lack of mutual understanding, communication and weaken cooperation between public and key performers are the epidemic critical constraints of stray dog populations control practices in Yangon. All in all, it is founded that the accountability and responsibility gaps between public and key performers can only be filled with the mutual trust building and the cooperation enhancing