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Street dog appeal · Karachi, Pakistan

Dogs in Distress

Hundreds of thousands of street dogs in Karachi survive without shelter, veterinary care, or protection. Help us fund the humane alternative to culling.

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Street dogs in Karachi waiting for care

The Humane Alternative: CNVR

Mass culling of street dogs is practised in many Pakistani cities. It is brutal, ineffective, and condemned by the World Health Organisation. It does not reduce populations or rabies transmission. WARN does not fund it and never will.

The evidence-based alternative is Catch-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (CNVR). Dogs are humanely caught, neutered, vaccinated against rabies, marked, and returned to their territory. Over time, the population stabilises and declines naturally, and rabies transmission drops to near zero.

WARN is building the clinic infrastructure, training the teams, and funding the operations that will make this the default approach in Karachi.

1

Catch

Dogs are humanely caught using soft nets and experienced handlers. No pain or distress.

2

Neuter

Sterilisation surgery prevents further population growth. Dogs recover in clean kennels.

3

Vaccinate

Every dog is vaccinated against rabies, providing community-wide protection.

4

Return

Dogs are marked (ear notch) and returned to their territory. They remain community guardians.

What Your Gift Does

£25

Vaccinate 5 dogs

Covers the cost of rabies vaccination for 5 street dogs, protecting them and the community.

£75

CNVR surgery

Funds one complete CNVR procedure — catch, neuter, vaccinate, and return for one dog.

£200

Clinic day

Contributes to a full CNVR clinic day — typically treating 8–12 dogs.

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Street Dogs FAQ

What is CNVR?
Catch-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (CNVR) is the WHO-endorsed humane method for managing street dog populations. Dogs are humanely caught, neutered, vaccinated against rabies, and returned to their territory. Over time it reduces the population and eliminates rabies transmission — far more effectively and humanely than culling.
Why is Pakistan a priority for street dog welfare?
Pakistan has one of the largest street dog populations in the world, and periodic mass cull operations have failed to reduce numbers or rabies transmission. WARN's CNVR model is the evidence-based alternative. Karachi alone is estimated to have hundreds of thousands of street dogs.
Does WARN support culling?
No. WARN does not fund or support any lethal population control method for street dogs. CNVR is the only method WARN backs — it is humane, evidence-based, and WHO-endorsed.