A First for Jordan: Our Research Team Publishes Peer-Reviewed Study on Stray Dogs
Al-Yarmouk’s research team has published the first peer-reviewed scientific study on stray dogs in Jordan — a milestone for evidence-based policy in the country.
Street Dogs in Jordan Don’t Come From the Streets
After years of fieldwork, we’ve reached a counterintuitive conclusion: the dogs you see on Jordan’s streets are not where the population is being made. Understanding the actual source matters — because it determines whether any sterilization program can succeed.
Why Education Is the Only Real Solution
Shelters fill, programs end, policies get reversed. The one intervention that compounds across generations is education. Here’s why Al-Yarmouk is built around it.
The Cultural Conversation We Can’t Avoid
Any honest discussion of stray dogs in Jordan eventually arrives at culture and religion. We don’t think this should be avoided — but it does have to be handled with care, knowledge, and respect.
Training the Next Generation of Jordanian Veterinarians
Cultural change creates the demand for humane animal care. The other half of the work is building the professional capacity to deliver it. VET9 is our teaching hospital — and Flex-Track is how we are helping shape the next generation of Jordanian small-animal vets.
Jordan’s Stray Dog “Crisis” Is Real — But Not What the Media Says It Is
Stray dogs are a legitimate public health concern. They are not, on the available data, a growing one. The gap between the measured situation and the media narrative is shaping bad policy.
Educating the Next Generation
Public attitudes toward dogs in Jordan are learned, not innate. The most efficient place to teach different ones is in classrooms. We’ve started this work and need partners to scale it.
What Ministry of Health Data Actually Show About Rabies and Bites in Jordan
If stray dogs posed a rapidly growing threat to public safety, we would expect to see it in the Ministry of Health data. We don’t. Here’s what the numbers show.
Why 2022 Changed Everything: What the Media Coverage Tells Us
We analyzed 247 Arabic-language articles about stray dogs in Jordan from 2010 to 2022. Coverage was flat for a decade — then it wasn’t. Here’s what the pattern reveals.
What Jordanians Actually Think — and How You Can Help Us Find Out
Our published study answered one set of questions. It highlights another set we haven’t answered yet: how does the Jordanian public actually feel about stray dogs? Here’s the work ahead — and how partners and donors can help.