The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is chalking out a plan to address the problem of stray dogs. According to authorities, they are developing a rigorous vaccine and sterilisation campaign by incorporating components of the three former civic organisations’ policies.
MCD to prevent canine assaults
It has come to MCD’s notice that there has multiple canine assaults in recent months in Delhi. The most horrific of them occurred in April in Rangpuri Pahari Basti when stray dogs killed two young brothers over the course of three days. The Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023, which instruct local organizations to conduct sterilization and immunization programs for stray dogs, have been announced.
Monitoring committee to be established
A monitoring committee must be established by each local body, and it must have operational rules based on the ABC Rules. Organisations recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) may also be a part of the local bodies.
The civic body also stated on June 12 that it would open five additional veterinary clinics, including ABC Center. Although there is no deadline set for the clinics, private organisations have been asked to submit bids to run the facilities.
16 ABC facilities are operating under the corporation’s public-private partnership model. This concept, according to an official, was chosen because the MCD lacks the capacity to run these facilities on its own and because private organisations are frequently better prepared to handle the enormous numbers of stray dogs. He noted that each group receives $900 to $1,000 for each sterilisation.
A top MCD veterinary department officials claimed that sterilising even 85% of the city’s stray dogs may be successful. “However, we lack clear data on how many dogs are sterilised each day or how many have been sterilised so far,” he continued.
Meanwhile, MCD is also set to conduct a dog census soon.
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