MUMBAI: The BMC may save Rs 1 crore it is going to spend on buying four new dog catching vans as an NGO has offered to give them.
Officials of the NGO, Youth Organization in Defense of Animals (Yoda) met the Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Chahali On Tuesday, a proposal was submitted to the BMC to give a dog catching van.
The BMC had proposed to buy four special dog vans to catch stray dogs in the city. BMC was about to spend Rs 1 crore on buying four vans. BMC officials said that at present the health department of BMC catches stray dogs and sterilizes them with the help of NGOs and animal welfare organisations.
The proposal to buy a new dog van worth Rs 1 crore was placed before the Citizens Standing Committee.
“We met the BMC chief along with Yoda’s Priya Agarwal Hebbar and Akarsh Hebbar And offered to give the van free of charge. Yoda has been working for animal welfare since 2010. Yoda will support BMC to ensure maximum success with all the necessary equipment including certified veterinary surgeons, vehicles, professionally trained catchers, a team of trained staff, surgical instruments, mobile tents and infrastructure. BMC’s sterilization drive,” said Shiv Sena officer Rahul Kanali,
Kanal said Chahal had asked the BMC to investigate Yoda’s proposal. Kanal, who runs the I Love Mumbai Foundation, said, “BMC will also save money and with Yoda’s support the story can be dog sterilization can be done more effectively.”
According to BMC officials, 85,000 dog bites are reported every year in Mumbai. According to the 2014 dog census, there were 95,174 dogs in Mumbai and 25,935 dogs were not sterilized. “Unsterilized dogs can give birth to at least four puppies a year. As a result, the number of stray dogs has increased. There may be around 2.96 lakh stray dogs in Mumbai now.
Kanal said that from January 2022, Yoda will support BMC’s mission of sterilizing free-roaming dogs and cats in Mumbai. All procedures will be followed in accordance with the updated Animal Birth Control Rules (2010).
“The existing vans have become obsolete and their life is over. The van will be shut down. Therefore, four new dog vans will be purchased. Hundreds of people are bitten by stray dogs every day and in some areas, stray dogs are a real threat. So the new van will help in capturing and sterilizing the dogs.”
Officials of the NGO, Youth Organization in Defense of Animals (Yoda) met the Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Chahali On Tuesday, a proposal was submitted to the BMC to give a dog catching van.
The BMC had proposed to buy four special dog vans to catch stray dogs in the city. BMC was about to spend Rs 1 crore on buying four vans. BMC officials said that at present the health department of BMC catches stray dogs and sterilizes them with the help of NGOs and animal welfare organisations.
The proposal to buy a new dog van worth Rs 1 crore was placed before the Citizens Standing Committee.
“We met the BMC chief along with Yoda’s Priya Agarwal Hebbar and Akarsh Hebbar And offered to give the van free of charge. Yoda has been working for animal welfare since 2010. Yoda will support BMC to ensure maximum success with all the necessary equipment including certified veterinary surgeons, vehicles, professionally trained catchers, a team of trained staff, surgical instruments, mobile tents and infrastructure. BMC’s sterilization drive,” said Shiv Sena officer Rahul Kanali,
Kanal said Chahal had asked the BMC to investigate Yoda’s proposal. Kanal, who runs the I Love Mumbai Foundation, said, “BMC will also save money and with Yoda’s support the story can be dog sterilization can be done more effectively.”
According to BMC officials, 85,000 dog bites are reported every year in Mumbai. According to the 2014 dog census, there were 95,174 dogs in Mumbai and 25,935 dogs were not sterilized. “Unsterilized dogs can give birth to at least four puppies a year. As a result, the number of stray dogs has increased. There may be around 2.96 lakh stray dogs in Mumbai now.
Kanal said that from January 2022, Yoda will support BMC’s mission of sterilizing free-roaming dogs and cats in Mumbai. All procedures will be followed in accordance with the updated Animal Birth Control Rules (2010).
“The existing vans have become obsolete and their life is over. The van will be shut down. Therefore, four new dog vans will be purchased. Hundreds of people are bitten by stray dogs every day and in some areas, stray dogs are a real threat. So the new van will help in capturing and sterilizing the dogs.”
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