The civic body administering the Karnataka capital is modifying pet laws. Infuriated, dog owners fear the result could only be a surge in the city바카라s stray population.
If you are a Bangalorean and are keeping dogs at home, there could perhaps soon be a slab enforced on their number. Three, if yours is an independent house, and just one if it바카라s in an apartment you reside. For, the civic body administering the big city seems poised to come up with a fresh set of restrictions, much to the ire of animal lovers.
A recent notification by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on new bylaws regarding upkeep of pets seeks the corporation바카라s approval for keeping domesticated dogs in households. If implemented in its current draft format, the 바카라Pet Dog licensing Bylaws 2018바카라 imposes a string of curtailments바카라one of which is on the number of canines at home.
Pet lovers are concerned that the proposed BBMP policy may lead to massive abandonment of dogs, pushing up the city바카라s stray population. 바카라The city has more than 2,000 residents who have more than one dog. Many of them reside in apartments. So what happens to the animals that are forced to be abandoned?바카라 says Priya Chetty Rajagopal, founder of the CJ Memorial Trust. 바카라The BBMP doesn바카라t have alternative facility to take care of these dogs. The notification is a direct violation of Article 51A(g) of the Constitution that tells to have compassion for living creatures.바카라
The BBMP says it is sympathetic to the views of the pet lovers바카라and gives a hint at efforts for a rapprochement. 바카라The city corporation has taken into account the concern raised by our citizens,바카라 G. Anand, BBMP joint director (animal husbandry) says. 바카라We are planning to hold a meeting with to bring a consensus among all stakeholders.바카라
For now, the draft that recently acquired the nod from Urban Development Department also mandates a radio collar for the pet. The devise will embed a chip containing information such as the animal바카라s age, breed and vaccination details besides the owner바카라s name and address. The owners also need to procure an annual pet license from the BBMP at a cost of Rs 110. Unlicensed dog-owners may have to cough up a fine up to Rs 1,000바카라plus an additional Rs 300 per day for delays.
Further, the penalty clauses under PDBL allows the Department of Animal Husbandry or allied officials to make surprise checks at public spaces for pet waste and inspect dog license. The provisions also empower them to impose a spot fine of Rs 100 on owners for non-removal of dog litters in public places. The fine may be doubled in case of repeat offence.
Moreover, the owners can domesticate dogs only from the BBMP바카라s approved list of 64 breeds. The newly proposed rules won바카라t let the list include local dogs, or even those commonly found breeds at houses like Spaniels, Golden Retrievers, German Shepherd, Great Dane or Rottweilers. This has surprised many. 바카라If the owners already has one, what is (s)he supposed to do?바카라 says Vinod A., a pet owner. 바카라Just let them join a burgeoning number of stray animals in the city?바카라
Further, the BBMP will take custody of the unclaimed dogs바카라and subject them to vaccination, under an Animal Birth Control programme. However, the owners can reclaim the animals within 72 hours for a penalty of Rs 450. If unclaimed, the dogs will be auctioned or sent to shelter homes.
The BBMP바카라the country바카라s fourth-largest civic body바카라has also proposed to quarantine dangerous and animals with infection in the interest of public safety. If the unclaimed dog is suffering from rabies or other serious infectious disease, it will be subject to euthanasia by a veterinarian from the state department of animal husbandry.
Citizens and resident have taken upon themselves the cause for their pets after the proposed notification became public. On social media platforms, #notwithoutmydog has been trending. The CJ Memorial Trust has launched an online petition, which has already received close to 7,350 signatures바카라and would be submitted to the Joint Commissioner (Health) and other BBMP officials.
Various citizens groups, too, are confronting BBMP for its 바카라failure바카라 to implement the recommendation of The Dog Breeders and Marketing Rules 2017. According to them, the illegal breeding for profit purposes has been rampant in the city and BBMP is turning blind eye to it. 바카라So many times we have sought the BBMP바카라s cooperation for rescuing abused and malnourished dogs from illegal breeders, but they were not interested,바카라 rues Chetty. 바카라But here, without consultation, they want to impose an arbitrary law and enter out homes. This is not only unconstitutional; in fact the BBMP is indulging in criminal intimidation of the owners by coercing them to abandon animals.바카라
Meanwhile, the Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA) says it held a discussion with senior BBMP officials and that the session was fruitful. 바카라The notification is least likely to be implemented in its present form,바카라 says Dr Shiela Rao, the honorary trustee of CUPA, a public charitable trust that works for the welfare of animals. 바카라We will be sure to divert the attention of the BBMP officials from compassionate pet-owners to illegal breeders, who remain unpunished.바카라
The 1991-founded NGO says forceful abandonment of pets is in itself illegal, violating Section 11(1)(i) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960. 바카라We will take all the necessary steps to ensure that a petition is filed in the High Court of Karnataka to quash this notification,바카라 Rao adds.
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