The Hindu               04.01.2014

Pudukottai municipality launches animal birth control campaign

Pudukottai municipality has launched an intensive campaign to sterilise stray dogs in the town.

The government has already allotted a van for transporting the dogs to sterilisation centre.

Stray dog menace and the need to check it dominated the discussion of the municipal council meeting held on Monday.

G.Arumugam,
Mohan and A.M.Syed Ibrahim Babu (Congress), and Selvam and
A.K.Arivudainambi (DMK), complained that the growing number of stray
dogs poses a threat to the residents. S.A.S.Sait alias Abdul Rahman,
Municipal Chairman (in-charge), explained the guidelines to be followed
for checking stray dog menace.

Mr.Sait said the
municipal authorities already held discussion with the representative of
the Blue Cross for carrying out sterilisation of stray dogs in the
town.

A team of six trained people are available with the municipality for the purpose, he said.

J.Subramanian,
Municipal Commissioner (in-charge), said that more than 750 stray dogs
have been sterilised in the last nine months, with the cooperation of
Udayam, a non-governmental organisation.