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The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) connected Monday launched raids to place favored owners without a valid licence for their dogs and cats.
According to officials, galore residents who had already registered their pets online were penalised connected Monday for a delay in getting a favored licence and a microchip earlier the deadline of December 14. GCC officials said they collected a good of ₹500 from galore residents who failed to get a favored licence aft registering online. Pet owners without online registration and a valid favored licence volition person to wage a good of ₹5,000 for each of the dogs and cats astatine home.
According to estimates, astir 45,000 retired of 1 lakh favored owners who person registered online with the GCC successful the 15 zones person not obtained a favored licence and microchip for the animals.
Federation of the Thoraipakkam Residents’ Welfare Associations president A. Francis said immoderate favored owners were incapable to get favored licences and microchips arsenic the process was cumbersome. “I got a favored licence for my dogs past week. Several residents person not been capable to get a favored licence and microchip,” helium said.
Ward 104 councillor T.V. Shemmozhi said 4 residents successful Anna Nagar were penalised. “The residents paid a good of ₹500 due to the fact that they failed to get a favored licence aft completing the registration online,” helium said.
Residents complained that online glitches were the crushed for a hold successful getting a favored licences during the camps held crossed the city. GCC officials said the thrust to enforce favored licences, anti-rabies vaccination, and microchipping of dogs and cats would amended the information of residents, peculiarly children and elder citizens.
