The Pioneer 27.09.2010
170 dogs shifted out of VillageStaff Reporter | New Delhi
With the special drive by Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to catch dogs at Games Village and nearby vicinity going on in full swing, around 170 canines have been caught from the area in the last few days. MCD dog catchers have been deployed in the Khel Gram and the Chief of Veterinary Department of MCD, RBS Tyagi, is camping there to oversee the operation.
About 170 dogs were caught in the last few days out of which 40 of them were caught on Sunday. According to MCD officials, these canines are being sent to a shelter of Friendicoes SECA (Society for the Eradication of Cruelty to Animals) in Defence Colony from where the animals were being shifted to a sterilisation centre in Ghazipur.