Tribune News Service Panchkula February 26 Captured stray dogs will be brought to the newly-inaugurated Sukhdarshanpur dog pound only for medical treatment vaccination and sterilisation purpose and retuned back to their original locations thereafter. This was stated by Municipal Corporation (MC) Commissioner and ex-officio chairman of the monitoring and implementation committee on the management of stray dogs RK Singh today while quoting Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules 2001 enacted under the Indian Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 and rulings by the Supreme Court and other courts and guidelines of the state government. “After necessary period of follow up dogs will be released at the same place or locality from where they were captured he said. The first meeting of the monitoring and implementation committee on the management of stray dogs was held today at the Sector 14 MC office. Catching transportation sheltering sterilisation vaccination treatment and release of sterilised/vaccinated and treated dogs to their original habitat was discussed at length in the meeting. Other members of the committee include MC Joint Commissioner Civil Surgeon Executive Engineer of the Public Health Department Deputy Director and Specialist Veterinary Officer of the Animal Husbandry Department. Meanwhile local residents said the Sukhdarshanpur dog pound project was a waste of money. Rakesh Agarwal member of a local NGO said “The dog pound project was undertaken in an absent-minded manner. Were civic body officials unaware that they cant relocate dogs as per the law?” The dog pound which was built at the cost of Rs4.07 crore was inaugurated by Haryana Speaker and local MLA Gian Chand Gupta on February 5. It was touted as historic with respect to dealing with the growing stray dog menace in the city. The facility was mainly built to accommodate more than 1000 canines.

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