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Fewer Babies, but More Dogs: "They Too Are Replacement Bonds"

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When 1,005 newborns were registered in Bolzano in 2014, there were only 764 (-24 per cent) in 2024. Dog numbers developed in a mirror image: in 2014, there were 5,889 dogs in the city, ten years later 7,386 (+ 25,4 per cent). On average, the number of dogs increased by 2.3 per cent each year, while the birth rate decreased by 2.7 per cent. "An interesting agreement, but... the agreement is interesting – but no more, the sociologist Roland Benedi…
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When 1,005 newborns were registered in Bolzano in 2014, there were only 764 (-24 per cent) in 2024. Dog numbers developed in a mirror image: in 2014, there were 5,889 dogs in the city, ten years later 7,386 (+ 25,4 per cent). On average, the number of dogs increased by 2.3 per cent each year, while the birth rate decreased by 2.7 per cent. "An interesting agreement, but... the agreement is interesting – but no more, the sociologist Roland Benedi…

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stol.it broke the news in Bolzano, Italy on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
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