evidence: On February 21 this year, Prime Minister Lotay Tshering of Bhutan urged every citizen to adopt a stray dog. This would be a "a gift to the king" on the monarch’s birthday. [...] As part of the community engagement and household adoption initiative, the local leaders in Haa district have set an ambitious target of 50% of households adopting stray dogs. "We are hopeful that they will be able to achieve the target, as we are involving entire community,’’ said Thinley, a local leader in Haa. "Our aim is to make every household adopt one to two dogs, feed them and get them vaccinated and sterilised."