Bengaluru Central Corporation Plans Community Dog Adoption Drive

Bengaluru Central City Corporation has announced a campaign to promote the adoption of community dogs, along with strengthening vaccination and animal management efforts.

Key Details:

• Additional Commissioner (Development) Daljit Kumar directed officials to launch an adoption campaign for community dogs.

• The initiative will be implemented within Bengaluru Central City Corporation limits.

Dogs must undergo:

Proper health check-ups

• Anti-Rabies Vaccination (ARV)

• Necessary medical care before adoption

• Authorities were instructed to follow Supreme Court of India guidelines on community dog management.

• Emphasis placed on:

Animal Birth Control (ABC) programs

• Vaccination drives

• Cleanliness must be maintained at the ABC centre located within the Animal Husbandry Super Specialty Hospital premises.

• Meeting included Animal Husbandry officials and NGO representatives including SPCA.