Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday constituted state level implementation and monitoring committee to control the population of stray animals, mainly, dogs in the state.
Headed by Administrative Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, the committee has been tasked to issue guidelines to grip, carry from one place to another, arrange living place, sterilization and treatment of stray animals and, afterwards, free them;
The terms of reference of the committee shall also be to hand over the sick and seriously wounded stray dogs to the veterinary doctors in a “painless method by using Sodium Pentathol.”
It shall also make the public aware and motivate them for mutual cooperation and financial help and provide guidelines, from time to time, to the owners of pet dogs and people who are linked with the reproduction of dogs;
According to a government order, the committee shall also conduct survey for the numbers of stray dog through an independent agency and take steps to observe the reasons for stray-dog bites and find out that bite-happening is related to the pet dog or stray dog. The committee, it said, shall also keep an eye on the research on the effective methods in the field of control and management, inoculation and sterilization and related researches at national and International levels, effective methods of inoculation; and publicize the activities of the Committee through announcements and advertisements.
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