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No
more freaking out for stray dogs in Shimla
by Nagendra Ranta
Shimla:
They say "each dog has his day" but in Shimla, the stray dogs are
being made to learn a new definition. The Shimla Municipal authorities
have launched a special drive to nab all wandering dogs. After they are
nabbed, the stray dogs are sterilised. Their target is over 2,000 stray
dogs in Shimla. Tthe Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) has launched mass
sterilisations of canines. The plan is to catch the stray dogs and keep
then in special kennels. Once fit for surgery, the little dogs above one
year of age or below it undergo different medical procedures by expert
veterinarians. After sterilisation, these dogs are also given anti-rabies
treatment. "Under this plan, dogs above one year of age undergo vasectomy
while dogs below one year are being castrated and bitches are undergoing
ovary vasectomy," said Dr. Arun Sarkaik, veterinary doctor, Shimla Municipal
Corporation. The Shimla Municipal Corporation has decided to accomplish
the job with the assistance of a Jaipur-based non-government organisation,
Help-in-Suffering. The SMC's dog pound at Boileauganj, on the outskirts
of the town, has well-equipped facilities to operate eight animals per
day. Over the years the stray dogs had posed a lot of inconvenience to
the local residents as well as the hundreds of tourists pouring in every
day. According to SMC statistics, the growth rate of dog's population
has been 20 per cent per year. "We were getting a large number of complaints
about stray dogs. Today Shimla has over 2,000 stray dogs causing trouble
to the public," says Sohan Lal, Mayor of the Shimla Municipal Corporation.
"So many dogs wander around the streets and while we are on our way to
school. We always cross the streets fearing dog's bite... it's really
scary," said Laveen Kumar, a student. This ambitious sterilisation programme
may soon witness the 'Beware of Dogs' change into 'Dogs, Beware of SMC
Vets'.
-Oct
23, 2006
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