In a number of areas in Europe cats and dogs roam freely. Their health and welfare can be seriously affected when the stray animals themselves live under poor conditions and indirectly, when inhumane population control measures are ; In order to provide tools to anyone working on population management control, we organise this hybrid even (online and in-person) in the European Parliament (Spinelli 5G1, European Parliament Brussels in which we will present The dog and cat population management guidance and three case studies from Bulgaria, Portugal and