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Fiji dogged by strays after Covid breeding boom – in pictures

After neutering services were shut down during the pandemic, the population of stray dogs roaming the Pacific country has soared

Amid the iconic sounds of Fiji – the rolling of the ocean, a church choir – is an unexpected and unwelcome noise: the insistent barking of stray dogs.

The population of stray dogs across the Pacific country has exploded in the last few years, sparked by a dog baby boom, which occurred as neutering initiatives stopped during the pandemic and border closures halted the flow of essential international volunteer vets.

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