Krasnodar Region has become an anti-leader in attacks by stray dogs on people

The Krasnodar Territory became the anti-leader in the number of animal attacks on humans in 2024, Izvestia found out after examining data from 60 regional departments of Rospotrebnadzor. Residents and guests of the region sought medical help for more than 14 thousand people. once during the last year. Compared to last year, this figure increased by 7%. In the first two months of 2025, the number of bites has already reached almost 2.5 thousand.

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The second and third places in terms of the number of attacks were taken by the Sverdlovsk and Volgograd regions — 8 thousand each. For a year in each. Tatarstan came in fourth place, where dogs bit people 6.4 thousand times, and the Chelyabinsk Region came in fifth with 6.2 thousand attacks.

To solve the problem of neglected animals in Russia, there is a catch—sterilization —vaccination—release system. Budgets for its implementation are allocated by the regions themselves.

In 2024, 4.45 billion rubles were allocated across Russia for these needs (+41% by 2023). The number of government purchases also increased from 2.4 thousand to 2.6 thousand, the Kontur service told Izvestia.Purchases". This year, financing continues to increase: in the first quarter it amounted to 1.74 billion rubles (+21% compared to the same period a year earlier). The number of contracts increased by 10%.

The Khabarovsk Territory spent the most on these programs in 2024 — 288.1 million rubles. Among the leaders in the budget allocated to work with stray animals are also Khanty—Mansi Autonomous Okrug — 249.1 million rubles, Sakhalin — 243.8 million and Krasnodar Territory - 159.1 million.

"When forming the budget, an integrated approach is needed to implement the program. It is important to consider what funds the region has, how many stray animals walk the streets. A separate problem is corruption: the allocated money does not always go to the implementation of the CDF," says Svetlana Safonova, director of the charity fund for animal welfare "Givers of Hope."

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Dog farce: Krasnodar Region has become an anti-leader in animal attacks