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Div Com Kashmir review's progress of ABC for stray Dogs

Experts to train dog catchers of SMC,

Pied-Piper to solve the problems of Stray dogs

 

Srinagar ; 17.02.2011:

Divisional Commisisoner, Kashmir Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon reviewed the progress of the decisions taken recently with regard to performing Animal Birth Control (ABC) of male stray dogs.

The meeting was attended by Commissioner, SMC Sheikh Mushtaq Ahmed, Additional Commisisoner, kashmir Abdul Majeed Wani, Health Officer, SMC, Dr Reyaz Ahmed, OSD with Div Com Kashmir, Aamir Ali, President, Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Dr Gulzar Ahmed Nehvi, I/c President SPCA, Dr Gowhar Nabi Gora, Mr Sakib Qadri, Director Sapphiore Corporation (an NGO). 

The meeting was also attended by Khurshid Ahmed Mir, who claims that he can make all stray dogs to leave Kashmir Valley without killing them.Div Com issued instructions to SMC to allow Mr Khurshid Ahmed Mir, whom he nick-named Pied-Piper to try his skills in one or two Municipal Wards, on an experimental basis, subject to the condition that he does not do anything illegal and does not kill the stray dogs. Based on the success of the programme more areas can be allotted to him on experimental basis.

          In the meantime, Div Com directed SMC to make the Animal Treatment Centre of Animal Husbandry & SMC at Tengpora functional, so that male stray dogs can be sterilised there.

          SMC has arranged to train their staff in the art of catching stray dogs fro which a team of experts is arriving from USA  from 28^th Feb to 4^th March 2011. These experts will train employees of SMC in the scientific procedure of catching stray dogs.