Un-registered dogs or dogs without identification and found roaming freely will be treated as street/stray dogs
Morung Express News
Dimapur | August 26
Following directive from the Supreme Court and Department of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry, the Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) has decided to immunize all dogs against rabies in two phases divided into colony wise and at DMC Office Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Cell. For this, registration number and vaccination card would be issued by the Cell by realizing nominal fees.
In this connection, an awareness programme was conducted with the Colony Council Chairmen and GBs of 23 wards of Dimapur on August 26 at the premises of Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) office.
A 7-member team of Animal Birth Control Committee (ABC), which held its meeting on August 9 at DMC office and deliberated on the subject for creation of infrastructure for implementation of ABC programme, highlighted its decision during the awareness programme. The Committee resolved to classify all dogs into two categories: Pet dogs and Street dogs as per the directive of the Supreme Court vide sub-section (1) (2) of section 38 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (59 of 1960) rule no 3.
The Committee also resolved that pet dog owners shall be responsible for the controlled breeding, immunization, sterilization and licensing in accordance with these rules and the law for the time being in force within a specified local area. It was also decided that all the pet dogs shall be registered under Veterinary & PH Cell of DMC with proper identification and registration number using collar belt.
The collar belt with registration numbers shall be issued by the DMC by realizing nominal fees. However, the owners may procure the same from the market as per DMC guidelines. Further, the Committee decided that all un-registered dogs or dogs without identification and found roaming freely shall be treated as street/stray dogs and shall be caught by the ABC Committee and brought to animal detention centre, SMC for necessary action. In case of healthy dogs, the owner may claim back by paying necessary expenditure incurred, while diseased untreatable dogs shall be euthanized humanely as per the Act.
The Committee also informed that the Chief Veterinary Officer Dimapur has assured to provide instruments and appliances and manpower for implementation of the programme when required.
The Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules state that street dogs are to be sterilised, vaccinated and, subsequently, released in the same area from where they were captured.
The seven ABC Committee members are: H. Atokhe Aye, Administrator, DMC (Ex-Officio Chairman), Dr. Temsu, Chief Veterinary Officer (Member), Dr. Khashepu, Retired Joint Director, Veterinary and AH (Member), Joseph Lemtur, Vice President, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Member), Dr. H. Inato Jimomi, Deputy Director, Veterinary PH Cell DMC (Member), Dr. Sentimoa Longkumer, V.A.S DMC (Member), and Toshirenla, Social Worker (Member).
