About: Street dogs in Sofia

Street dogs (Bulgarian: улични кучета, ˈulichni ˈkucheta) are a notable subpopulation of dogs arising and existing in Bulgaria's capital Sofia since 1990. It overlaps to a large extent the local free-ranging dog population. First publicly available data on street population count showed 11,124 dogs in mid-2007. After a fatal incident of prominent person killed by packs of strays in Sofia in spring 2012, City Hall proclaimed plans to reduce this population by 95 per cent by 2016. Following their massive removal from public spaces, in mid-2018, 3,589 dogs reportedly remained outside.