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A new Sofia city programme aims to halve the number of stray dogs within two years
DIMITAR DILKOFF
A municipal employee aims at a stray dog to anaesthetise it on a Sofia street. The total number of stray dogs roaming the capital, which counts two million people, is estimated at around 9,500.