Stray canine population ‘down’
More people have started to treat street dogs kindly
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KATHMNADU, MAR 08 -
The population of street dogs in the Capital city has decreased, a report finds.
According to the report prepared by Kathmandu Animal Treatment (KAT) Centre and released on Sunday, the number of street dogs inside in the Capital went down to 22,500 in 2010 from around 31,000 in 2006. The decline will continue, it says.
The city-wide survey of the clusters of street dogs inside Kathmandu also says more people have started to treat street dogs kindly.
In an attempt to control street dogs, Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) feeds poison to around 10,000 street dogs every year. KAT Centre is launching Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme since 2004 to control the number of street dogs and manage the dog population in a healthy way. As a result, the canine population is declining.
“There has been drastic improvement in controlling street dog population with the launch of ABC programme,” said Director of KAT Centre Pramada Shah.
The programme involves involves catching female street dogs, sterilising them, vaccinating and marking with an identifying earmark, number tattoo and collar, and releasing them in the same area where they were caught.
Posted on: 2011-03-08 08:50
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