Hardly a week after the Pune Municipal Corporation made it obligatory to acquire licenses for family pet felines, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) Tuesday made it compulsory for owners to get pet licences from the civic body for their felines. PCMC has actually likewise chosen to enforce a fine of Rs 500 on the owners if they decline to clean their family pet felines’ faeces.
The choice was taken after various problems were gotten from the people, particularly, from real estate societies, over sanitation issues developed by family pets like felines.
Speaking With The Indian Express, PCMC veterinary officer Dr Arun Dagade stated, “PCMC’s standing committee recently authorized the proposition to make licence compulsory for family pet felines. Appropriately, we are preparing software application for the function. In a month’s time, people who have family pets like felines will need to acquire licences from PCMC. Currently, people are taking licenses from us for canines.”
Authorities stated individuals searching for licences will need to get their family pet felines signed up with the veterinary department and offer pertinent files like an image copy of their Aadhaar cards and a photo of their family pet cat. The yearly licence charge for family pet felines will be Rs 75, authorities stated, including that the licence will need to be restored every year.
However why has the PCMC unexpectedly taken the choice to make licences compulsory for felines? Dr Dagade stated the action was taken after the PCMC got problems from people on the unclean conditions developed by family pet felines. “We get routine problems about littering and unclean conditions developed by felines. A lot of the plaintiffs whine that family pets like felines develop problem in the society and the owners reveal no interest in cleaning up the excreta of their family pets,” stated Dr Dagade.
In case of family pet felines, owners will need to guarantee they clean up the faeces and dispose them at appropriate locations. “If we get problems concerning unclean conditions developed by felines in a domestic society, our inspectors will go to the area and perform an assessment. An on-the-spot fine of Rs 500 will be troubled the owners,” Dr Dagade stated.
He included that although actions are being considered family pet felines, the civic body can barely do anything about roaming felines. “Who will we fine if the felines are not domesticated? At finest, we will capture roaming felines and sterilise them in order to decrease their population,” Dr Dagade stated.
On the other hand, animal enthusiasts and people hailed PCMC’s relocation. Aryan Palaskar, a citizen of Indrayani Nagar, whose household dealt with the problem of family pet felines a long time back, stated, “It is an excellent relocation. This will make sure that individuals who domesticate felines do not let them loose. It is typically observed that people who have family pet felines do not care about them. These family pets enter their neighbours’ houses and develop problem. They are likewise discovered roaming easily inside the society facilities and developing issues.”
Riddhi Shanbag, an animal fan who resides in the Vastu Udyog location of Pimpri-Chinchwad, stated, “It is excellent that the PCMC is according legality to domesticated felines. It is likewise an excellent action from an animal cat’s perspective as owners will now take more care and be alert about them.” The Shanbag household looks after numerous roaming felines by routinely feeding them. “Nevertheless, we are dealing with barriers in performing our gentle responsibility as some individuals are challenging it. In such cases, I believe PCMC will be valuable in guaranteeing that such strays are looked after at a correct shelter house for them. PCMC can make sure meals for such roaming felines at their centers,” stated Riddhi Shanbag.
Rishikesh Marale, a citizen of Kasarwadi stated, “It’s excellent that the PCMC has actually asked cat owners to have licences however together with this, PCMC needs to likewise offer appropriate centers for them. At present, if a cat requires a significant operation to be done, owners need to take them to the Aundh medical facility which is outdoors PCMC limitations. Such centers are not offered in PCMC family pet health centers even after being such a huge local corporation. PCMC is establishing health centers for people however is not troubled about the lives and health of family pets.”
Marale included, “When our felines fall ill, we need to actually hunt for medical professionals. PCMC does not have any appropriate center for family pets.”
Nevertheless, not everyone remains in assistance of the PCMC’s choice. Deepti Patil, a citizen of Rahatni, stated, “I do not believe this is a sensible choice as felines normally do not remain in simply single houses. They keep moving around in a specific location which is comfy for them and go to the houses of those who treat them. Licenses can be gotten imported felines like Persian felines as these are unusual types and are susceptible to reside in houses. I feel this is a profits generation design of the PCMC.”
