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Based on complaints , health officials of the civic body caught 1,297 dogs, and

of these 221 were culled, the release stated. The photograph of the carcasses in

these columns pertained to Shivajinagar range where 99 dogs were caught. Of

these, 18 were certified as diseased by doctors at the Government Veterinary

Hospital and were put to sleep.

 

BBMP cries halt to dog hunt, for now:

The drive will resume in ten days time, once the shelters are in place, sources

in the BBMP said.

 

Meanwhile, the staff of Karuna animal shelter at Hebbal said most ‘safe’

dogs at the shelter would be slowly released into their respective areas from

Saturday onwards, since 90 per cent of them are sterilised, who now only

required vaccination for rabies.

 

four articles:

 

Deccan Herald » State » Detailed Story

http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/mar102007/state157322007310.asp

 

 

 

‘ATROCITIES’ ON STRAY DOGS

Activists condemn action

 

DH News Service Bangalore:

 

Around 50 members of the Stray Dogs’ Welfare Association on Friday

requested Governor T N Chaturvedi to take action against the way the stray dogs

were being handled. ..

 

 

 

Around 50 members of the Stray Dogs’ Welfare Association on Friday

requested Governor T N Chaturvedi to take action against the way the stray dogs

were being handled.

 

Accompanied by 15 dogs, they parked themselves in front of Raj Bhavan

until the Governor stepped out to hear their woes. Jayashri, one of the members,

said the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had been treating dogs in an

inhumane manner and that it could not kill any and every dog it picked up from

the streets.

 

Implementation

 

 

“Extremely crude methods are being employed to catch dogs and abused with

acid and fire. Why can’t it set up a bigger shelter where it can house dogs,”

asked the members.

 

They felt the effective implementation of the Animal Birth Control (ABC)

programme would help solve the problem.

 

“The conditions at the pounds are pathetic,” said Jayashri, adding the

members founded the Association four days ago, when they realised they had to

put an end to such “atrocities”.

Deccan Herald » State » Detailed Story

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BBMP cries halt to dog hunt, for now

 

DH News Service Bangalore:

 

Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has decided to put the dog hunt

operation on hold until permanent shelters for the creatures are installed at

Seegehalli, Kannahalli and Banashankari...

 

 

 

Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has decided to put the dog hunt

operation on hold until permanent shelters for the creatures are installed at

Seegehalli, Kannahalli and Banashankari.

 

Outcry

 

After a five-day drive in which 1,297 strays were caught by dog squads in

48 problem areas in the City, and public outcry over the way the dog menace was

handled in the City, the 30-odd vehicles chasing the canines will go back to

their ‘garage’.

 

 

As a result, the Malabar dog-catching team headed by Robert has also been

sent back.

 

The drive will resume in ten days time, once the shelters are in place,

sources in the BBMP said.

 

229 culled

 

Of the dogs caught, 229 have been culled after having been identified as

diseased and rogues by veterinary doctors.

 

Announcing this on Friday after a review meeting with his officials,

Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Commissioner K Jairaj said the remaining dogs

had been handed over to the non-governmental organisations for sterilisation.

 

Palike drive

 

The Palike initiated the drive after a four-year-old boy was mauled to

death by dogs at BEML Layout last week. With 30 health officers deputed to

monitor the drive, strays from 48 problem areas in the City were picked by the

dog squads.

 

Meat stalls evicted

 

Mr Jairaj said 331 petty food stalls, and 224 unhygienic meat, fish and

poultry stalls were evicted, while licences of five hotels found to be

unhygienic have been withdrawn by the Palike. A fine of Rs 21,000 has been

collected from these food stalls.

 

Release

 

Meanwhile, the staff of Karuna animal shelter at Hebbal said most ‘safe’

dogs at the shelter would be slowly released into their respective areas from

Saturday onwards, since 90 per cent of them are sterilised, who now only

required vaccination for rabies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Karnataka - Bangalore

 

`221 dogs put to sleep after examination'

 

Staff Reporter

 

 

 

 

BANGALORE: Reacting to the report " Carcasses of dogs dumped with garbage on

outskirts " that appeared in these columns on Friday, the BBMP, in a press

release, said that 221 dogs were put to sleep after being certified diseased by

veterinarians.

 

Based on complaints , health officials of the civic body caught 1,297 dogs, and

of these 221 were culled, the release stated. The photograph of the carcasses in

these columns pertained to Shivajinagar range where 99 dogs were caught. Of

these, 18 were certified as diseased by doctors at the Government Veterinary

Hospital and were put to sleep.

 

" These carcasses were transported in a separate vehicle for deep burial, " the

release added.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Karnataka - Bangalore

 

Eight bitten by dogs

 

Staff Reporter

 

 

 

 

BANGALORE: The stray dog menace continued in the city on Friday with eight

persons, including an assistant engineer of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara

Palike (BBMP), a member of the expert dog-catching team from the Malabar region

of Kerala, a police constable and a six-year old boy, bitten by stray dogs

between noon and evening at Malleswaram. One case was also reported from

Chamarajpet.

 

Though all the seven victims in Malleswaram went to the K.C. General

Hospital for treatment, they were given only tetanus injections, as the hospital

did not have stocks of anti-rabies vaccine (ARV).

 

They were then sent to the BBMP's maternity homes at Srirampuram and

Yeshwanthpur, where they got the ARV dose.

 

According to the BBMP Health Officer (West) Devaki Umesh, doctors at the

K.C. General Hospital requested her to provide a few ARV vials from BBMP. " But

we could not do that because the hospital is under the Department of Health and

Family Welfare Services. So the victims were sent to our hospitals, where we

have adequate stocks of the vaccine, " Dr. Devaki told The Hindu on Friday.

 

She said a member of the expert dog-catching team from Malabar was bitten

when he was trying to catch a canine.

 

Clarifying that the six cases were reported from different areas of

Malleswarm and not by a single dog, Dr. Devaki said that these ferocious dogs

would be caught on Saturday.

 

Dr. Devaki said the Malabar team, which started work on March 6, would

wind up its operations on Saturday and get back to Kerala.

 

" We have overcome the crisis period now and the number of complaints have

come down from 600 a day to 60 a day. "

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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