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Birth Control, Adoption Reduce Stray Dog Population in India

Global Press Institute – Seema ChowdhuryWednesday 24th October, 2012   BANGALORE, INDIA A skinny brown dog, not more than 7 or 8 months old, stands patiently outside a small food stall. He looks longingly at the plates of the people who are eating their quick morning breakfast.  When its obvious no one will be offering Read More …

Hey world, give Canada your unwanted dogs

His story begins in a phone booth—or, more accurately, under it. The puppy had pawed out a refuge from spring monsoons and lay mewling as shoppers in Mussoorie, a mountain town north of New Delhi, passed him by. The wails of stray dogs are part of India’s sonic wallpaper; an estimated 250,000 roam the streets Read More …

Surat, Gujarat – New agency to sterilize stray dogs

TNN Mar 21, 2013, 06.52AM IST SURAT: After one contracted agency failed to carry out its work, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to seek the help of another to overcome the menace of stray dogs in the city. In the initial phase, Secunderabad-based Vet Society for Animal Welfare and Rural Development will carry out sterilization Read More …

Chandigarh SPCA, MC officials launch drive to sterilise stray dogs

Express news service : Chandigarh, Sun Mar 03 2013, 00:55 hrs The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) along with the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh has launched a unique drive to sterilise the stray dogs in the city. For the purpose, the Residents Welfare Associations of various sectors are also being roped in for their Read More …

Vellore to begin sterilisation drive for stray dogs soon

By Express News Service – VELLORE 14th March 2013 10:13 Days after a 4-year-old girl was attacked by stray dogs in Guduvanchery, in Chennai, Vellore Corporation on Wednesday announced plans to inaugurate the Animal Birth Control Centre located behind Muthumandapam, which had been lying in disuse, in the coming days. Although it was constructed at a Read More …

Pune – Animal Lover Neha Jangle on Rescuing Dogs

Neha Jangle   At seven, Neha Jangle realised she loved dogs. By 16, she discovered she cannot see her canine friends in pain. And thus started a journey of rescuing homeless and injured dogs from the streets of Pune! And soon, she set up the NGO called ResQ – a charitable trust that caters to Read More …

Sikkim – Wythall vets return from Indian charity mission

TWO Wythall-based animal experts have returned from a North Indian charity project where they spent two weeks caring for stray animals and carrying out crucial preventative treatments. Vet Maria Serrano and head nurse Hannah Orme were sent by local veterinary clinic YourVets, on Alcester Road, to aid the project in the deprived province of Sikkim. Read More …

All animal lovers in India – ID cards soon for those feeding stray dogs

 People who care for street dogs will soon be getting government-issued identity cards. The new ID cards are expected to do away with harassment faced by many such persons from the general public, when they try to feed canines on the road.In a move that animal activists termed “unprecedented,” the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has decided Read More …

Chandigarh: Tender notice for Ludhiana ABC project

MUNICIPAL CORPORATION LUDHIANA (M.C.L.)PUNJAB TENDER NOTICE STERLIZATION OF STRAY DOGS M.C.L.Invites Tender for Catching Stray Dogs and Implementing the Animal Birth Control/ARV Programme. From Animal Welfare Organization/Non Government Organization/Registered or Partnership Firms/Public Limited Companies etc. Resident Welfare Associations Institutions having at least 2 (two) years previous experience in dealing with animals and animal related activities. Read More …

Bangalore: NGOs must sterilize strays, says court

TNN | Dec 8, 2012, 01.25 AM IST BANGALORE: The responsibility of sterilization and vaccination of stray dogs should be entrusted to NGOs and agencies in a decentralized manner, the high court said on Friday. “A report of their activities should to be submitted on a regular basis for verification.” Stray dogs diagnosed by a qualified veterinarian Read More …