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There are many NGOs who are working in this field. They are assigned certain areas to neuter the dogs by the BBMP, but much more still remains to be done if the city is to be made safe from stray dog menace. In spite of complaining and putting blame on the BBMP, people should take the initiative to find a solution to the problem. There are many who complain about stray dogs and want them to be removed, which again is not a solution. So Minu Singh, a resident of Suncity, who is also a dog lover, has initiated a dog vaccination camp. Minu, with some of her friends, organised an ABC Camp (Annual Birth Control Camp) for the sterilization of dogs on Sunday, August 8. The camp was attended by Yasmine Polomski, Minu Singh, Kelly Johnson, Priyanka Hindocha, Vishwanath Rao and Ravi Shankar Pandey of Suncity-Iblur Village, Outer Ring Road. This group is called The Ark - One life Together (Caring for Animals). Doctors from Animal Rights Fund had come for the ABC camp. There were also many volunteers. The programme started with the catching of dogs for sterilization. Before that they had to identify the sterilized and non-sterilized ones. "The dogs that are vaccinated have a notch in one of the ears. Leaving them, the others have to be caught," said Minu. The normal method of catching is to tie a net into a loop and trap the dog. In this method the dog gets angry and suffocates itself. Instead, they tried catching the dog by being friendly to them, offering them biscuits and then carrying them for sterilization, which worked. "With a little love and patience, the dogs are all yours," said Minu. This area was chosen for the camp, because there are many stray dogs here that are still not sterilized or neutered and are consequently attracting the resentment of the local residents. A few months ago, an old woman was attacked by six dogs when she was taking a walk at the Iblur Park early morning. Not only that. There has been an instance of an infant having being killed by a dog. And of course everybody must have experienced the stray dogs running behind their vehicles an almost pouncing on them. "The ABC camp was set up in order to end these activities, so that people are aware that killing stray dogs is not the solution. We can take the initiative to sterilize them and behave with them in a friendly manner so that the dogs become our friends, not enemies," said Minu. —Baishali Mishra |
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