Georgia 🇬🇪, Dogs and cats of Georgia, July 2026

Georgia’s tens of thousands of street dogs are practically an unofficial part of the country's social fabric.

Unlike in many nations, most of these "community dogs" are well-fed, vaccinated against rabies, and spayed or neutered through official management programs. Locals and shop owners often look after them, and they are generally very friendly. Walking around the cities, you notice colorful tags in the dogs' ears. The different tag colours, only point to which colour tag was available in the clinic at the time the dog was vaccinated/ neutered rather than any other meaning as reported on some websites. 

The abundance of street cats in Georgia largely stems from unregulated pet breeding, widespread abandonment, and limited government resources for mass spay and neuter programs.Though the authorities vaccinate and neuter dogs, cats are not actively caught and neutered. Locals however do seem to feed and look after the local cats.