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The Erode Corporation has sterilised and vaccinated 12,554 stray dogs successful 2 years successful the metropolis nether the Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme, which was launched successful January past year.
Though the civic assemblage launched the programme successful 2010, it was discontinued wrong a fewer weeks starring to crisp summation successful the fig of stray dogs successful each the 60 Wards successful the 4 zones of Erode city.
In 2023, a GPS-based survey conducted by the Corporation estimated the city’s stray canine colonisation astatine astir 27,000. The civic assemblage engaged Animal Helping Hands, an NGO, to transportation retired the programme astatine the ABC centre successful Solar. On an average, astir 1,200 dogs are sterilised each month. The NGO is paid ₹1,650 a canine for capturing, sterilising, vaccinating against rabies, and releasing it successful its locality.
A wellness authoritative said that successful the archetypal phase, carried retired betwixt January 12, 2024 and November 2024, a full of 4,998 dogs were sterilised astatine ₹82.46 lakh. In the 2nd phase, betwixt December 2024 and August 2025, a full of 5,000 dogs were sterilised, with an expenditure of ₹82.50 lakh. Currently, the 3rd signifier is connected from September 1, 2025, to screen different 5,000 dogs astatine a outgo of ₹82.50 lakh.
