Ahmedabad, June 2 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC)’s Cattle Nuisance Control Department (CNCD) has reported that the city has achieved around 89 per cent sterilisation coverage of stray dogs under its Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme, alongside large-scale anti-rabies vaccination, microchipping, and a newly launched scientific dog census aimed at supporting the “Zero by 2030” rabies elimination goal.In an interview with IANS, CNCD Head of Department Naresh Rajput outlined…
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Bengaluru, Feb 27 (IANS) The Congress-led Karnataka government on Friday reaffirmed its commitment to eliminate dog-mediated human rabies by 2030 and reduce deaths caused by venomous snakebites through the rollout of two comprehensive state action plans.The State Action Plan for Rabies Elimination (SAPRE) and the State Action Plan for Snakebite Prevention and Control (SAPSE) were launched by Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. He said the initiatives aim to strengthen prevention…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday remarked that it stood firmly by its earlier oral observations in the suo motu stray dogs case, including remarks that dog feeders may be held responsible for dog attacks, rejecting the contention that such comments were made sarcastically. While hearing a suo motu case concerning the management of stray dogs in public spaces, a Bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and N.V. Anjaria was told by advocate Prashant Bhushan that certain o…