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" China, with one dog for every 26 people, will have an easier time halving its herd than Japan or the UK, with one dog for every six people " Earlier I made the detailed and referenced calculation that to reach net zero and beyond by mid-century and thereby save humanity from climate-induced extinction, we would need to reduce the global population of domestic dogs from 1 billion to less than 2.5 million, or about one dog for every 300 people . Given that the dog population in many countries greatly exceeds that ratio, this is no minor undertaking. As recently as 2012, the world population of dogs was estimated at 525 million. It nearly doubled in the past decade . Canine population needs to halve now at a rate more than twice as fast. Estimating how many dogs there are and how many need to be phased out is not a simple matter because, by some estimates , 75 to 85% of worldwide dogs are free-range, feral, or strays having no family home to go to. So, for instan

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