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To end the inhumane culling of dogs in response to rabies, World Animal Protection launched \u2018Red Collar\u2019; a five-year campaign (2011\u20132016) that worked with governments to promote the implementation of mass dog vaccination for rabies control. We present the findings from a qualitative evaluation of \u2018Red Collar\u2019, conducted both regionally and with national focus on Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Zanzibar, Tanzania. Through semi-structured interviews and written contributions from stakeholders (n = 54), we compared perceptions of changes with stated campaign goals to capture recommendations for future work. The campaign successfully generated momentum for implementation of mass dog vaccination by targeted governments. Lessons learned were established: Value of a consistent animal welfare \u2018voice\u2019; the need to explore the motivations behind culling; the need to capacity build; time required for the \u2018ripple effect\u2019 to inspire humane control in other countries; importance of monitoring and evaluation of indicators; time and effort required for exit strategies and prior preparation for a robust response to culling.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/vetsci5010018","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,6]],"date-time":"2018-02-06T15:18:05Z","timestamp":1517930285000},"page":"18","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Qualitative Evaluation of the Five-Year \u2018Red Collar\u2019 Campaign to End Inhumane Culling of Dogs as a Method of Rabies Control"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"5","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3560-1311","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elly","family":"Hiby","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Independent Consultant, Cambridge CB23 7EJ, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lou","family":"Tasker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Independent Consultant, Derbyshire DE7 4QQ, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Maclachlan, N., and Dubovi, E.J. 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