Wednesday, March 21, 2007

BBMP Adoption/Gaurdianship Program


Now, adopt a stray dog for Rs 25
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

14.03.07
Bangalore: Here’s some reprieve for dog lovers. You can save a stray dog from being culled by adopting them for just Rs 25. After paying this fee, you will become its guardian and BBMP along with jurisdictional vet will help you in keeping them safe by administering inoculation, vaccines and other dosages. That’s not all — there is some good news for pet dog owners as well. No more fears of your pets being targeted by the authorities. For, your pet will be licensed henceforth. By paying Rs 200 as licence fee, your pet will have registration number, which you can display next time your pet is in trouble. The BBMP health authorities along with commissioner K Jairaj and NGOs at a meeting with chief secretary P B Mahishi took some vital decisions on handling the dog issue. At the meeting, the NGOs were asked to implement ABC programme in all the 100 wards without any delay. The authorities said three dog pounds were being constructed at a cost of Rs 30 lakh and work is scheduled to be completed by March 25. In the new areas that have come under the jurisdiction of BBMP, the authorities will carry out ABC programmes from March 27 by deploying two vehicles in each zone. The authorities will also hold awareness camps across the city with the help of NGOs and resident welfare associations.


Protest against killing of strays


‘If innocent dogs cannot speak for themselves, we will’. This was the slogan of Lingarajpuram residents, who gathered on Tuesday to protest against the killing of stray dogs in the city over the last couple of days. Having met governor T N Chaturvedi with an appeal to stop killing of sterilised dogs, three days ago, animal lovers now plan to meet chief minister H D Kumaraswamy and BBMP officials. “We want to appeal to the CM to provide us land to open a shelter for sterilised dogs,” said Sarah Pinto, one of the organisers of the protest. The residents also appealed to the parents of small children, not to allow them near dogs, especially when they are eating or feeding their young ones.

PIL admitted


A division Bench, headed by Chief Justice Cyriac Joseph, admitted a PIL filed by Karnataka Legal Services Authority regarding stray dog issue in Bangalore and adjourned the matter to March 20.

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