psycho-somatic cause, which led to the loss of golden time (4 days), for sending for consultation with a psychiatrist. Cases of stray dog attacks on children are common and occur in all localities in the country, especially in urban areas, and the situation in Chisinau and Balti municipalities can serve as a symptomatic example of the problem examined. Following the investigation, the People's Advocate for Children's Rights draws attention to the "eminent danger to the life and health of children from stray animals" and notes the failure of local public authorities to take effective measures to protect residents and animals. We specify that in Chisinau there are more than 10 thousand stray dogs. The data are approximate, because the local public authorities in the country have never made a record of the strays. And if the municipal public authorities in Chisinau have initiated actions to solve the problem of "stray dogs" by creating shelters, reducing their number through the sterilization procedure, in Balti municipality the situation remains alarming. This situation was in the attention of the Children's Ombudsman during the years 2018-2019. As a result of the examination of the related problem, the following gaps were found: the low level of development of the rendering service; the lack of financial resources for the development of modern services to control the number of stray populations; the low level of responsibility for promises of quadrupeds; the lack of a sterilization center; the low level of information of the population on the rules of behavior in certain risk situations, all these cumulatively negatively influence the level of safety of the environment in which children live. The People's Advocate for Children's Rights warns the central and local public authorities about the need to implement some urgent measures to rectify the situation created in this regard, which has a negative impact on ensuring respect for the child's right to life and health. In this context, the People's Advocate for Children's Rights submits to the Government the following RECOMMENDATIONS:  Reassessment of national policies in the field of ensuring the child's right to life;  Strengthening the principle of the best interests of the child, especially on respecting the child's right to life; 81