Free Services For Stray Dogs In Mohali

Mohali Municipal Corporation (MMC) is all set to launch free services for stray dogs in the city.

One of the city’s NGO has offered to provide free services to stray dogs which includes sterilization, rabies vaccination and to control the population of stray dogs in city. The NGO will charge only for implanting microchips inside the hide of dogs. 

Municipal Corporation (MC) will soon call for the expressions of interest from the prospective companies which can fulfill the guidelines.

Currently, the civic body has no clue about the population of  stray dogs roaming around freely in streets. Moreover, the MC also failed to reveal the records of pet dogs and registrations which were issued to the pet owners in city.

However, the sanitation department officials have estimated the count to be around 4,500- 5,000.

Kuwlant Singh, the city mayor, said, “An NGO has offered to give free services for stray dog sterilization, rabies vaccination and conducting the census of the stray dogs in city. The NGO will charge only for fitting an electronic chip in stray dog caught on the lines of prevalent market rates. We will soon call for the expression of interests for the same.Meanwhile, work extension has been given to the existing company to carry out the sterilization process for six months.”

Mayor also stated that the stray dogs within the Mohali MC limits will have a unique identification number embedded on a microchip installed under their skin.

Innovative

Stay dogs will have a unique identification number embedded on a microchip installed under their skin. This will create a databank on the number of stray and pet dogs in city. it will help to conduct zone-wise census.

Reference: The Times Of India

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