The Hindu New Delhi 01.09.2016
Unregistered pet dogs will be detained: SDMC
: Unregistered pet dogs found roaming in south Delhi will be detained by the municipality, which on Tuesday launched an online registration platform for the furry friends.
Bruno, a black Labrador who lives in Kotla Mubarakpur, and Danny, a German shepherd from Uttam Nagar, were among the first few pet dogs to be registered online by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC).
So far, pet owners were required to visit their zonal SDMC veterinary office to apply for the registration and submit a proof of address, an anti-rabies vaccination certificate of the dog and a photo of the animal.
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Now, a certificate and a token will be generated online. After printing the token, the pet owner will have to laminate it and hang it on the dog’s collar. The civic body has also increased the fee for the annual registration from Rs.50 to Rs.500.
SDMC Mayor Shyam Sharma said all pet dogs were required to be registered with the corporation. The SDMC said in a statement that “any unregistered dog, if found in any public place, would be detained by the Corporation”.
The civic body will also launch an awareness programme on pet dog registrations. The director of the Veterinary Department of the SDMC, R.B.S. Tyagi, said there would also be a census of pet dogs soon, similar to the stray dog census launched last week.