State constitutes task force to tackle stray dog menace
A day after Monday's Supreme Court order on stray dogs, the state directorate of animal husbandry and veterinary services (AHVS) has formed a task force to address the menace in the state,
reports Nida Sayed
.
'This task force will soon convene meetings with all stakeholders, including civic bodies. They will hold point-by-point discussions on the committee's role and formulate a coordinated approach for managing stray dogs in the state,' director Veena Kumar told
TOI
.
The committee will be chaired by deputy director (epidemiology) Dr Nitin Naik.
It will include South Goa representative Dr Atanazia Fernandes, who is assistant director, veterinary hospital, Sonsoddo, and North Goa representative Dr Charlette Fernandes, assistant director, government poultry farm, Ela, Old Goa.
The move comes in the wake of the Supreme Court directive to municipal authorities in Delhi and parts of the national capital to pick up and house all stray dogs in dedicated shelters within eight weeks.
TOI
reported last month that state govt would introduce the Goa Animal Breeding and Domestication (Regulation and Compensation) Bill, 2025, to prohibit the domestication and breeding of ferocious animals and ban the import of such breeds.
According to the bill, any person who contravenes this law will face imprisonment of up to three months, a fine of Rs 50,000, and community service. The bill empowers the govt to declare any breed or class of animals to be ferocious.
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