A recent Foreign Policy article presents Georgia’s stray dog program as something close to an authoritarian horror story. Dogs are “vanishing”. Vans are “sweeping through cities”. Smoke is seen rising at night from a crematorium at a municipal shelter in Gori. Activists tell of the smell of burned fur and meat. The reader is then … Read more
TBILISI, April 17 – Georgia plans to build three new municipal animal shelters as part of a reform aimed at tackling dog overpopulation through what officials describe as more humane and effective methods. The announcement came Friday from the National Food Agency, which said the new shelters will be built under the state’s 2026 dog … Read more
TBILISI, August 12 – A late-night operation to collect stray dogs under Georgia’s new animal control program has triggered protests from local activists, who claim the animals were already cared for. Animal rights activists claim the stray dogs had already been vaccinated, sterilized, and were under community care, warning that repeated vaccination could be harmful. … Read more