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Euthanasia rates for stray dogs triple as more animals enter UK shelters

A stark rise in the number of stray dogs being euthanized across the UK and the Republic of Ireland, with rates more than tripling over a three-year period, are revealed in a new collaborative study. The research is published in Animals.

Euthanasia rates for stray dogs triple as more animals enter UK shelters
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A stark rise in the number of stray dogs being euthanized across the UK and the Republic of Ireland, with rates more than tripling over a three-year period, are revealed in a new collaborative study. The research is published in Animals.

Originally published at Phys.org

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