JMC ropes in activists to work of cause of animals

‘Corporation to soon have modern veterinary diagnostic facilities’  

JAMMU, June 26:  Jammu Municipal Corporation has roped in animal activists, lovers and volunteers to work for the welfare of stray animals.

MVO, Dr. Sushil Kumar Sharma convened a meeting with the volunteers and held threadbare discussions on various issues of animal welfare and protection rights of animals.

MVO, JMC briefed about the various animal welfare activities being carried out by the JMC. He informed that till date more than 33,000 street dogs have been sterilized, vaccinated within JMC limits ,while  3190   different stray animals were rescued and treated at MACC, Roop Nagar during the year 2022-2023. He sought suggestions and coordination from the animal activists for the effective implementation of Animal Birth Control Programme  to stabilise the dog population in Jammu city.

To implement the ABC programme effectively and timely rescue of sick/ injured stray animals, the meeting decided to constitute different levels of coordination committees involving animal activists and volunteers and resident welfare associations to monitor and supervise animal welfare  activities at ground level. All these committees will also work to sensitize, inform and educate the community about the effectiveness of the ABC programme in helping to reduce the dog population growth as well as in eradicating rabies in Jammu city.

MVO, JMC further disclosed that JMC will soon have the facility of ultrasound, X-ray and blood analyzer for providing better health care diagnostic to the ailing stray animals admitted in MACC, Roop Nagar. Also JMC is going to purchase more hydraulic cattle catcher and dog catcher vehicles so that every rescue call can be attended in a time bound manner.

In the meeting various suggestions have also been put forth by the participants for the cause of animal welfare and MVO, JMC assure that JMC will consider them in a phase manner. All the animal activists/ lovers/ volunteers present in the meeting took pains to work in close coordination with JMC so that sterilization/ vaccination of all the street dog population present in Jammu city could be ensured in a time specific period.

  Namrata Hakhoo, Founder/Chairman of Street Animal Foundation Trust, Jammu; Retired Colonel. Rajeshwar Sabarwal, Animal Rights Activists Muneesh Sharma and Anmol Mahajan were also present in the meeting.