South Delhi pet lovers, who earlier were reluctant to visit the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) Veterinary Hospital for registering their pets for fear of being made to wait for hours, can now upload their pets’ details online at a fee of Rs500.
“We had planned to roll out the online facility for pet registration by August 22. But, now it would be available either by this week end or beginning of the next week,” Director of Veterinary Services of South Delhi Municipal Corporation, RBS Tyagi, told The Pioneer.
Shantanu, who lives in Greter Kaliash-I has a Beagle puppy. “Even, I have not registered my pet’s details to the SDMC. Early, in the morning tomorrow, I will upload my pets profile to the municipal website.”
South Delhi is home to many pets, mainly dogs, though residents also keep cats, parrots, guinea pigs and other domesticated animals.
Tyagi said applicants can submit all details online, including self-attested papers, proof of residence and vaccination certificates. “The registration fee would be Rs500 which can also be submitted online,” he said. The SDMC had a few months ago revised the registration fee to Rs500 from its earlier nominal fee of Rs50.
After registration, which would be valid for one financial year, a ‘dog token’ would be issued to the owners.
Harman, who stays at Defence Colony and has two pet dogs, said, “Surely, this a good approach of the corporation. Since the facility was off-line, it was really time consuming. Now, I will also register my pet’s details on the SDMC’s Veterinary Services website soon.”
Another dog lover Rinki said, “Even I have also not listed my pet’s information to the SDMC, as earlier it was a tall order.” Since, the facility is online, tomorrow morning my first work would be upload my pet’s details, she added.