COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING PROJECT

Project G: Stray Dogs in Brunei

By students: Hjh Siti Khairunnisa Bte Hj Talip, Mas Zatun Nazahiyah Hj Osman and
Hjh Suriani Hj Mohd Shuani

Problems:
Brunei’s stray dog population is growing. Most stray dogs are quite timid and will shy
away from humans but unfortunately, there have been many recent attacks by stray dogs
on humans. Quite recently an eight year old boy was badly injured when attacked by
three stray dogs on his way home from school. Furthermore, stray dogs often take to
ransacking rubbish bins in attempt to find food. The scattered rubbish is not only a huge
inconvenience but unsightly but also very unhygienic. Stray dogs can also make a lot of
noise which disturbs residents, especially at night. Very few dog owners take precautions
to ensure that their pet dogs remain in their property, even though there is a high chance
that their dog could be poisoned.

Figure 1. Stray dogs are seen Figure 2. Corpse is seen laying

nearby the residential areas. on the side of the road.
Possible solutions:
The stray dog population in Brunei should be reduced. This could be done by sterilizing
stray dogs and building one or more animal shelters or dog shelters. Relevant authorities
should strictly enforce regulations on dog owners and make sure that dog owners are
aware of the regulations.
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50

agree, 44
45
not sure, 41

40

no, 34
35

disagree, 29
30
not sure, 27
yes, 25
25
%

20

15

10

Do you agree if the Government reinforce stricter laws to the Dog owners?

17%

3%

agree
disagree
not sure

80%

Actions taken:
The project members interviewed people that they personally knew planned to provide a
shelter for stray dogs to determine the extent of the work that had already been done on
the matter and to see what they could do to help. Project members researched sterilisation
and wrote a proposal to the Municipal Boards to suggest that stray dogs be sterilised. The
project members wrote to relevant authorities and published an article in a local
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newspaper to persuade authorities to approve the building of a dog shelter in Brunei, as

well as to consider sterilisation of stray dogs instead of poisoning stray dogs. The article
also encouraged dog owners to take more responsibility for their dogs and ensure that
their dogs remain inside the property.

Figure 3. Article made by students to suggest the animal shelter to the relevant authority
(Published in Weekend Borneo Bulletin: Saturday 28th October 2006).