Haryana Urban local Bodies Department has framed a comprehensive scheme for containing the stray dogs menace in the municipal areas of the State. Under the scheme, a survey would be conducted to assess the number of stray dogs, which would be sterilised.
An official spokesman said a Society for Stray Canine Birth Control (SSCBC) would be constituted in all municipal corporations, municipal councils and municipalities. Registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860, it would have a chairman and some members. These would include a representative of the Public Health Engineering Department, a veterinary doctor, a representative of the District Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, at least two representatives from the Animal Welfare Organisations operating in the local authority, deputy director of Veterinary Department and executive officer or secretary of the corporation, council or committee as member-secretary.
The spokesman said that the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) had been constituted in all district headquarters under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioners. All SPCAs would be made active.
The corporations, councils and committees would have to arrange dog vans with ramps to capture and transport stray dogs. He added, “Training would be provided to dog catchers to ensure that the dogs are not subjected to inhuman treatment. Dog sterilization centres would be set up in the hospitals being run by the Animal Husbandry Department. All expenses for setting up the infrastructure would be borne by the concerned Urban local Bodies while technical inputs would be provided by the Animal Husbandry Department.
The corporations, councils and committees would conduct a survey for assessment of the population of stray dogs in their respective areas on the basis of which financialimplications and budget requirements would be calculated. The Department would not only provide infrastructure for sterilization and immunization of stray dogs but also make efforts on the pattern of the Municipal Corporation Gurgaon, to secure funds from the Animal Welfare Board of India, he added.