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The Shivamogga territory portion of the Karnataka Veterinary Association has blamed the lacunae successful the medication of zoos for the death of Dr. Sameeksha Reddy, trainee veterinarian, who died successful a hippopotamus onslaught astatine Tyavarekoppa Tiger and Lion Safari successful Shivamogga.
In a property league successful Shivamogga connected Monday (March 23, 2026), Dr. Kendesh, territory president of the association, said that the zoo had a vacancy for a veterinarian who had studied wildlife successful post-graduation. However, the zoo authorization had recruited a veterinarian, who had nary post-graduation successful treating wildlife, connected a contractual basis. The authorization had past placed the 2 recently recruited apprentices, including Dr. Sameeksha Reddy, nether the veterinarian.
“The full strategy looks flawed. There is nary veterinarian trained successful wildlife, and nether him, 2 trainees person been placed. The apprentices were undergoing grooming for a outgo of ₹650 per day, with nary assurance of a occupation connected completion of 3 months' training. In fact, the apprentices had a contention betwixt them to beryllium their ratio and dedication, arsenic lone 1 could unafraid the occupation aft the grooming schedule. Moreover, the trainees are not fixed adjacent a day’s permission but are asked to enactment overtime," said Mr. Kendesh.
Breach of SOP
As per the modular operating process (SOP) successful a zoo, a veterinarian tin participate the enclosure of a chaotic carnal lone successful the beingness of the designated carnal handler and a wood officer. “In this case, Sameeksha Reddy got down the enclosure astatine nighttime successful the lack of immoderate official. The Executive Director of the zoo and different officials successful complaint of the institute should instrumentality the blame," helium said.
In the lack of veterinarians trained successful wildlife, Mr. Kendesh said, zoos prosecute the services of veterinarians from the Department of Animal Husbandry connected deputation. On galore occasions, the veterinarians person suffered superior injuries and faced difficulty.
Dr. Vinay, besides a veterinarian, suffered superior injuries and underwent aggregate surgeries aft helium was attacked by a chaotic elephant during a seizure operation. “The Forest Department should instrumentality enactment of incidents that happened successful the past and guarantee they are not repeated. Even successful the lawsuit of Sameeksha Reddy’s death, the section should clasp a due probe and punish those radical whose negligence led to the decease of a young officer,” helium demanded.
