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Time of India
9 hours ago
- Health
- Time of India
Nashik civic body to sterilize stray cats, gets general body's nod
Nashik: The civic body is initiating a dedicated sterilisation programme to control the increasing stray cat population within its jurisdiction. The civic body plans to extend its animal birth control (ABC) programme, currently operational for stray dogs, to include the sterilisation of stray cats. The general body of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has approved the administration's proposal to commence cat sterilisation and engage an agency for capturing and sterilising stray cats. This aligns with the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals Act, 1960, and the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, 2022, which mandate stray cat population control. State govt previously issued relevant guidelines through a circular. Over the past decade, NMC has successfully sterilised 80,000 stray dogs. Their teams respond to complaints about stray dogs, avoiding those already sterilised. Post-procedure, the dogs return to their original locations. The appointed agency for cat sterilisation will need to establish necessary facilities, including an operation theatre, a dedicated cat ward, and essential utilities like water and electricity. The initial contract period is set for one year, with an estimated cost of Rs 20 lakh, funded under the stray animal sterilisation budget. NMC has allocated Rs 3.5 crore in its budget for the financial year 2025-26. Following the general body's approval, NMC officials confirm they will issue tenders for a private agency to conduct cat sterilisation. The selected agency's teams will capture stray cats, perform sterilisation procedures, and return them to their original locations. Nashik: The civic body is initiating a dedicated sterilisation programme to control the increasing stray cat population within its jurisdiction. The civic body plans to extend its animal birth control (ABC) programme, currently operational for stray dogs, to include the sterilisation of stray cats. The general body of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has approved the administration's proposal to commence cat sterilisation and engage an agency for capturing and sterilising stray cats. This aligns with the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals Act, 1960, and the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, 2022, which mandate stray cat population control. State govt previously issued relevant guidelines through a circular. Over the past decade, NMC has successfully sterilised 80,000 stray dogs. Their teams respond to complaints about stray dogs, avoiding those already sterilised. Post-procedure, the dogs return to their original locations. The appointed agency for cat sterilisation will need to establish necessary facilities, including an operation theatre, a dedicated cat ward, and essential utilities like water and electricity. The initial contract period is set for one year, with an estimated cost of Rs 20 lakh, funded under the stray animal sterilisation budget. NMC has allocated Rs 3.5 crore in its budget for the financial year 2025-26. Following the general body's approval, NMC officials confirm they will issue tenders for a private agency to conduct cat sterilisation. The selected agency's teams will capture stray cats, perform sterilisation procedures, and return them to their original locations. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
Stary dog menace: Student moves Kerala HC
Kochi: Keerthana Sarin, a law student from Nedumangadu in Thiruvananthapuram, has approached high court seeking a directive to control the menace of stray dogs in the state, after being attacked by strays. The bench of Justice C S Dias sought instructions from the state on her petition and adjourned the matter to June 17. Keerthana stated that she was attacked by a group of stray dogs and bitten by one on May 30, while returning home from Nedumangad town. She further pointed out that residents of Nedumangad are facing a growing stray dog menace. Within a week after the attack on her, three to four similar incidents were reported in the area. The petitioner alleged that, despite several complaints to local authorities, no effective action has been taken. She has also sought a directive to constitute committees under Rule 24 of the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, 2001, across the state, to control the stray dog population by capturing, sterilising and rehabilitating them in shelters within a fixed time frame. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
The Hindu
2 days ago
- The Hindu
Stray dog menace: law student approaches Kerala HC
A law student has approached the Kerala High Court seeking a directive to end the stray dog menace in the State through animal birth control and other means after she was bitten by a stray dog at Nedumangad in Thiruvananthapuram. In her petition, the student named Keerthana stated that she was attacked by a group of stray dogs and bitten by one on May 30 when she was returning home from Nedumangad town. Other residents of Nedumangad municipality too were encountering a similar situation, she said, referring to three to four stray dog attacks in the region within a week of her incident. No effective action Ruing that no effective action was taken despite complaints made to local authorities, she further sought a directive to constitute committees under Rule 24 of the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, 2001, across Kerala, to control the stray dog population by capturing, sterilising, and rehabilitating them in shelters within a time frame. Following this, the court on Friday sought instructions from the State on the issue and adjourned it for hearing on June 17.
United News of India
16-05-2025
- United News of India
Form panel to address stray dog menace: Meghalaya HC
Shillong, May 16 (UNI) A division bench of the Meghalaya High Court has directed the state government to form a monitoring committee to address the stray dog menace in the state. The bench comprising Chief Justice IP Mukerji and Justice Wanlura Diengdoh ordered that the monitoring committee must be formed within four weeks to oversee the implementation of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme in terms of rule 4 of the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, 2001. Thereafter, the committee shall discharge its functions according to rule 5 which outlines the responsibilities of the monitoring committee in implementing the programme. The monitoring committee is tasked with overseeing the catching, transportation, sheltering, sterilization, vaccination, treatment, and release of sterilized, vaccinated, or treated dogs. It also has the authority to authorize euthanasia of critically ill, fatally injured, or rabid dogs. The bench also directed the commissioners along with the district council and the local municipal authority shall carry out the court's orders in their districts. 'The state shall file a comprehensive affidavit with regard to the action taken before the returnable date,' the court directed. The next hearing has been scheduled for July 16. Earlier, Kaustav Paul, the petitioner-in-person pointed out that these measures by the court might not prove to be effective. According to Paul, the rules promulgated under sub-section (1) of section 38 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 have remained a piece of paper and not enforced. UNI RRK PRS
