SURAT: Animal Welfare Board of India
(AWBI) has ordered suspension of the dog sterilization programme being
carried out in the city by Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC).
The suspension comes after TOI brought to light the shoddy process of sterilization as a result of which the dogs were dying. The board asked SMC to discontinue the suspension till AWBI conducts an inquiry into the issue.
TOI had reported that dogs in Udhna and adjoining areas were dying after their stitches opened resulting in excessive bleeding. When questioned, the SMC authorities maintained that the process is being carried out with due care.
On Friday, S Vinod Kumar, assistant secretary, AWBI, shot a letter to SMC commissioner Manoj Das to suspend the animal birth control (ABC) project. The letter highlights the grim situation of the programme. AWBI expressed concern over the death of dogs due to rupture of intestine post the operation.
The board took cognizance of TOI's July 5 news report in which the issue was highlighted. Two dogs died in Udhna after being sterilized. Local NGO Prayas tried to save them but in vain. One of dogs was brought to Nandini Veterinary Hospital by volunteers of Prayas but excessive bleeding claimed its life.
From July 5 to July 19, seven dogs were found in poor condition after being sterilized of which four died while three were cured. On July 25, one more dog was found from Ambika Niketan area with open stitches and intestine spilling out. The dog was chased by a mob of around 20 people but rescued by Prayas after a call by Dhaval Patel, a shop owner in the area. The dog died before it could be operated upon due to excessive bleeding.
Animal lovers in the city were surprised over the dog's rescue from Ambika Niketan area as the ABC programme is permitted only in Udhna area, that too on trial basis. Ambika Niketan is around seven km away from Udhna.
AWBI had also asked district collector A J Shah to inquire into the issue on July 18. However, as there was no action by the collectorate, the board ordered suspension of the ABC progamme.
Despite repeated attempts, Shah was unavailable for comments.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/SMC-told-to-suspend-dog-sterilization-programme/articleshow/15222107.cms
The suspension comes after TOI brought to light the shoddy process of sterilization as a result of which the dogs were dying. The board asked SMC to discontinue the suspension till AWBI conducts an inquiry into the issue.
TOI had reported that dogs in Udhna and adjoining areas were dying after their stitches opened resulting in excessive bleeding. When questioned, the SMC authorities maintained that the process is being carried out with due care.
On Friday, S Vinod Kumar, assistant secretary, AWBI, shot a letter to SMC commissioner Manoj Das to suspend the animal birth control (ABC) project. The letter highlights the grim situation of the programme. AWBI expressed concern over the death of dogs due to rupture of intestine post the operation.
The board took cognizance of TOI's July 5 news report in which the issue was highlighted. Two dogs died in Udhna after being sterilized. Local NGO Prayas tried to save them but in vain. One of dogs was brought to Nandini Veterinary Hospital by volunteers of Prayas but excessive bleeding claimed its life.
From July 5 to July 19, seven dogs were found in poor condition after being sterilized of which four died while three were cured. On July 25, one more dog was found from Ambika Niketan area with open stitches and intestine spilling out. The dog was chased by a mob of around 20 people but rescued by Prayas after a call by Dhaval Patel, a shop owner in the area. The dog died before it could be operated upon due to excessive bleeding.
Animal lovers in the city were surprised over the dog's rescue from Ambika Niketan area as the ABC programme is permitted only in Udhna area, that too on trial basis. Ambika Niketan is around seven km away from Udhna.
AWBI had also asked district collector A J Shah to inquire into the issue on July 18. However, as there was no action by the collectorate, the board ordered suspension of the ABC progamme.
Despite repeated attempts, Shah was unavailable for comments.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/SMC-told-to-suspend-dog-sterilization-programme/articleshow/15222107.cms
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