N. Petrova, N. Kostadinova, G. Aleksiev* Department of Management, Faculty of Economics, Trakia University, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria (Manuscript received 30 June 2022; accepted for publication 14 December 2023) Abstract. Bulgarian animal husbandry has undergone several transformati

Like many countries Bulgaria has faced serious problems concerning the stray dog population dynamics. Today, municipal authorities widely apply the catch-castrate-release method which allows for free roaming dogs to be caught, vaccinated, castrated, tagged and subsequently released. S