Stray dog management: Puducherry asks communities to adopt a balanced approach that ensures public safety

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A canine  catcher trying to trap a stray canine  for the Animal Birth Control programme successful  October 2021, Puducherry.

A canine catcher trying to trap a stray canine for the Animal Birth Control programme successful October 2021, Puducherry. | Photo Credit: The Hindu

PUDUCHERRY

In the aftermath of the caller Supreme Court directive mandating the vaccination of each stray dogs and merchandise to their archetypal places, the Puducherry Department of Animal Husbandry has stressed the request for communities to follow a balanced attack that ensures nationalist information portion upholding carnal welfare.

In an advisory, the Department said that portion non-aggressive and non-rabid dogs should beryllium released backmost to their archetypal locations post-treatment, dogs suspected for rabies should beryllium kept nether reflection successful kennels maintained by the respective section bodies.

The municipal authorities should make circumstantial zones for feeding stray dogs. Feeding extracurricular these zones is strictly prohibited. Residents are besides required to provender dogs lone wrong these designated zones to comply with the caller regulations.

A elder authoritative of the Animal Husbandry Department said that portion carnal lovers tin follow sterilized and vaccinated dogs from shelters, it is indispensable to guarantee that the adopted dogs bash not instrumentality to the streets. There indispensable beryllium sufficient fig of canine shelters/pounds with due facilities, including capable unit for sterilisation, deworming and immunisation.

The Department has besides directed the section bodies to make a dedicated helpline for reporting incidents of violations. Communities should besides enactment informed astir the ineligible model and cooperate with the section authorities to guarantee the effectual implementation.

While addressing nationalist information concerns, it’s important to dainty stray dogs with compassion and dignity, recognizing their intrinsic value. The Union Territory of Puducherry Animal Welfare Board, Puducherry District Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals volition show the humane attraction meted retired to the assemblage dogs successful the national territory, the authoritative added.

Published - October 05, 2025 12:40 p.m. IST

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