PETITION TARGET: The Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Stray animals in Kazakhstan may soon be facing a brutal fate — rounded up and killed en masse under a proposed “population control” measure now under review in the Senate, according to The Times of Central Asia.
In 2021, the country passed a law to replace lethal methods with a system focused on capturing, sterilizing, and releasing homeless animals. However, some lawmakers claim that this approach has not produced the desired results, noting a rise in the stray dog population.
But opponents of the proposed legislation argue this is due to a lack of responsible animal guardianship and poor implementation, as only a tiny percentage of dogs have been sterilized, while most have been executed. In addition, authorities failed to deliver on their promise to expand shelter infrastructure.
If enacted, this bill would leave captured animals with little time to be saved — just 15 days for unchipped dogs and 60 days for those with known guardians — before they would be killed.
Disturbing videos, images, and reports from countries like Turkey and Morocco have already revealed the devastating consequences of resorting to mass slaughter instead of humane, long-term solutions like sterilization, and Kazakhstan must not go down that same path.
Sign our petition urging lawmakers in Kazakhstan to block this cruel proposal and instead invest in ethical and effective approaches that address the root causes of animal overpopulation.
