Chandigarh Mayor Appeals To Citizens & NGOs To Adopt Stray Dogs

Taking up the issue of stray dog menace in the city, the Chandigarh Mayor, Asha Kumari Jaswal has appealed to the city-based NGOs and residents to adopt stray dogs. She said that the efforts of local residents and NGOs would help many stray dogs find homes.

Stray dog adoption is the only way to control menace in the streets

“If not fully grown dogs, the NGOs can at least train puppies. As far as I know, puppies when trained can even be sold to others. If everybody comes forward to adopt a stray dog, we would be successful in checking the menace to a large extent,” Jaswal told The Chandigarh Newsline.

Jaswal said that the only way to check the menace on the streets was if people could take over the responsibility of the stray dogs as their pets. She would write to all the NGOs to come forward for this initiative.

Any resident or NGO will have to intimate the office of medical officer of health of the municipal corporation before adopting stray dogs. Mayor Jaswal also announced that those adopting the stray dogs would be honored by the civic body.

People for Animals – Chandigarh

People for Animals (PFA), Ms Payal Sodhi said, “It is a really good thing when an institution head or a government body comes forward with such an initiative, a person who is not a dog lover will also come forward to adopt the community dog. Moreover the street dogs are good scavengers and they are already trained. If I feed street dogs on my lane, they will guard my house. Similarly, if everybody on my lane starts feeding them and does not stone them away, they will guard the entire lane because they become familiar with the owner.”

According to Veterinary Doctor

Dr.M S Kamboj, an official said, “Around 15 dogs are daily sterilized. If people take up adoption, the problem could be solved to a large extent and the street dogs would not get violent and bite residents. There are street dogs from neighboring areas of Panchkula and Mohali that come in Chandigarh, but our sterilization work is in full swing.”

Source: The Indian Express

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