Srinagar, March 4 (Scoop News) –Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon today directed Deputy Commissioners of the valley to take effective steps for checking the menace of stray dogs and polythene in the valley. He was interacting with the Deputy Commissioners of the valley through video conferencing here today.
Dr. Samoon directed Deputy Commissioners to direct the concerned officials to deal with rabid/mad dogs by issuing shoot at sight orders. All SPs, SHOs as well as Security forces have also been authorised to take cognisance and initiate action in case of rabid/mad dogs. This measure has been initiated by Div Com to ensure the safety of the public, in view of the recent incidents in which two young persons died due to dog bites in Uri and Pampore.
Dr. Samoon has requested public to help Administration in identifying the rabid dogs. The video conference was also attended by Director Health Services Kashmir, Director Animal Husbandry Kashmir, Regional Wildlife Warden, Representatives from SMC, Society for Prevention of Cruelty against Animals (SPCA), members of Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, SKUAST-K. The Chief Medical Officers, Chief Animal Husbandry Officers and Administrators of Town Area Committees also attended the conference alongwith their DCs.
Dr. Samoon, who has personally been monitoring the measures taken to control menace of stray dogs instructed SMC and Town Area Committees to take immediate measures for sterilisation by Animal Birth Control Programme of all male stray dogs. Divisional Commissioner, however, clarified that the shoot-at-sight orders shall be valid only for mad and rabid dogs and in no case should any non-rabid dog be shot.
Divisional Commissioner directed the Director Health Services to ensure availability of Anti Rabies Vaccines in all the districts of the valley and provide the same free of cost to the affected persons.
Director Health Services assured the Divisional Commissioner that sufficient quantity of Vaccines is available.
He directed the Deputy Commissioners to constitute SPCA in all the districts and sign MOU with Animal Welfare Board of India to facilitate receipt of assistance to deal with the menace.
He directed them to utilise the services of NYK Volunteers by arranging rallies to create awareness about the menace of polythene and stray dogs.
Highlighting the importance of ban on usage of polythene, the Divisional Commissioner said that
We should implement the Act in letter and spirit, he asserted.
It was informed that Faculty of Veterinary Sciences has deputed six interns to SMC for conducting sterilisation of stray dogs. Dog catcher has also been developed by them.
SPCA members suggested development of dog sanctuaries, for which Deputy Commissioner,
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