Iraqi police officer Qassim Ahmed takes aim before shooting a stray dog in the Mansour neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. Baghdad officials killed 58,000 stray dogs in Badhdad over 3 months in 2008. 20 teams, made up of police shooters and veterinarians, would look for dogs. The operation, which was first announced in 2008, truly took off in April 2010 after funds were allocated.