Collector asks Municipality to address concerns of animal rights activists on ABC programme

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District Collector A. Kulothungan has directed the Oulgaret Municipality to code complaints raised by carnal lovers regarding the Animal Birth Control programme carried retired by the section assemblage nether its jurisdiction.

Mr. Kulothungan, who precocious inspected the Municipality’s ABC Centre pursuing definite complaints, told The Hindu that a fewer shortcomings person been noticed successful the commencement power programme of the section body. “We person asked them to code the concerns of carnal lovers, including station operative attraction fixed to the dogs. The dogs should beryllium released aft sterilisation successful the aforesaid spot from wherever they were picked up for the ABC.”

Director of Local Administration M. Adharsh said “tighter” monitoring of the programme would beryllium done to guarantee that animals were taken attraction of decently and that the ABC protocols were followed strictly. “We already person systems successful spot to show the ABC programme arsenic per laid retired procedures and rules. In summation to the existing process successful place, we volition guarantee tighter monitoring,” helium added.

After the Municipality precocious renewed its ABC programme, complaints person surfaced astir lacuna successful the implementation process. One of the complainants, K. Balasubramanian, subordinate of Puducherry ABC monitoring committee and carnal rights activist, said the sterilisation and station operative attraction was not done properly. There person been respective wide violations of the rules portion executing the ABC programme. I person preferred a ailment to the Collector with photographic grounds to amusement the ill-treatment meted to the dogs. A petition has besides been filed successful the tribunal against the cruelty towards the dogs successful the sanction of ABC,” helium said. 

Published - December 23, 2025 07:57 p.m. IST

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