Ahead of sc verdict, MCD Issues Official Order to Capture Ferocious, Ill Stray Dogs

Even as the Supreme Court is expected to deliver the final verdict on the pleas seeking stay on the econom Asked the ngo and zonal officials to round up stray dogs from vulnerable areas and keep them in 20 animal birth control centers. The ngos running these abc units have flagged practical differenties in executing the mcd orders.

An order wasm isesed in this region by the Deputy Director (Veterinary Services) of the Rabies Control Program on August 19. Initially, The Drives will be carried out at Vulnerable Spots, SUCH ASHCH Offices, Hospitals, Schools and Parks, Among others.

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“In compliance of orders dated August 11 passed by the Supreme Court of India in the Suo Moto Writ Petition, all ngos engaged throwing through mouu by mcd doing the work of sterilizations and immunization of stray dogs areby Directed to Pick Up All Ferocious, Aggressive and Habitual Biting Stray Dogs Initial from Vulnerable Points Like Govt offices, Hospitals etc.

The MCD Runs 20 Animal Birth Control (ABC) Center in Conjunction with 12 Ngos, for Carrying out the sterilisation program.

The MCD Order also stated that similar exercises must be carried out by veterinary officers in zones and that dogs must be handed over to the nearest abc centers. MCD Officials Said That The Execution will be done ward-wise, with 20 abc centers bent allocated 250 Municipal Wards.

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The veterinary department has been asked works to log records of dogs they pick up on the MCD 311 mobile application on a daily basis. “All Ngos Shall Keep The CCTV footage of such dogs and will also also mainTain physical records at the centers,” the order.

An MCD official said that 38 dogs were picked up on Thursday and 83 dogs on the first two days since the issue of the official order.

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Ht has reported that to permanent relocate dogs, delhi faces multiplicity of issues, such as shortage of staff, Lack of space due to absence of permanece shelters, financial Challenges with perit Expenditure on Each dog estimated to 110 and Lack of Exact Number of Dogs Present in the City as No Citywide Census has been carried out in 16 years.

RT Sharma, The President of Pet Animal Welfare Society, which runs an abc center in maasoodpur, said that the order cannot be implemented and ngos will oppose the move. “We cannot obey this order beacuse we don’t have any quarantine area for aggressive dogs. Agrassive dogs aree only those who have rabies – Y. Psychological reason, or anxiety.