Ahendabad : Animal lovers launch helpline for dog bite victims, stray dogs

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Animal lovers launch helpline for dog bite victims, stray dogs

 

A Group of animal lovers in the city have launched a round-the-clock

helpline service that will cater to both the stray dogs in distress and

the victims of dog bite. Volunteers at the helpline service, named

Navkar, can be contacted at 26581924/5.

 

A meeting in this regard was held at Gujarat Vidyapith on Sunday under

the aegis of People for Animals, a voluntary body run by Mahendra

Shrimali. The meeting took a serious view of the Ahmedabad Municipal

Corporation (AMC) not following the Dog Rules, 2001.

 

Shrimali said the " well-attended " meeting expressed concern over reports

that the AMC was indulging in sterilizing dogs, which were already

sterilised. He said this was brought to the notice of the local police.

 

He further claimed that nearly half of the sterilised dogs died due to

infections after the operations. As such, there is a stay on the

sterilization programme due to differences between the AMC and the

sterilisation agency.

 

Interestingly, not a single AMC official attended the meeting despite

being invited to the same.

 

One more helpline is in the pipeline by one Samir Shah who plans to name

it Bhagwan Mahavir Helpline, the number of which is yet to be finalised.

A volunteer force is also being brought up area wise, which will be

capable of reaching the trouble spot within half an hour, Shrimali said.

 

 

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