Aiming to regulate the stray canine inhabitants after recent incidents of metropolis residents complaining, the Greater Chennai Corporation’s Veterinary Public Health wing has begun a stray canine census and a drive to administer the anti-rabies vaccine.
The drive commenced on Monday, November 27, in Royapuram (Division 49 underneath Zone 5), with Corporation Commissioner J. Radhakrishnan together with City Health Officer M. Jagadeesan and Veterinary Officer J. Kamal Hussain, veterinary medical doctors and volunteers from the Madras Veterinary College. It is anticipated to proceed for about 120 days and the GCC may even invite keen volunteers to affix within the train.
On the primary day, 303 dogs have been administered the vaccine and parasiticide, GCC officers stated. “More dogs are expected to be identified and vaccinated per day as drives are expected to begin from 8 a.m. and several volunteers associated with the Corporation will join from Tuesday, November 28,” an official stated.
Each operational staff is supplied with a veterinarian, 4 canine catchers, two assistants, a employed car, and a driver. With a calculated capability to vaccinate roughly 130 stray dogs per day, the seven groups goal to vaccinate round 910 stray dogs day by day. The inoculation will embody the administration of ivermectin towards ecto and endoparasites
The final stray canine census was performed in 2018, and the quantity was then 57,366. In 2019, the Corporation began vaccination underneath a particular programme and when it was accomplished in March 2020, as many as 68,577 dogs obtained vaccinations.
The Corporation anticipates a ten% annual enhance within the stray canine inhabitants, which can lead to a 30% surge over three years, bringing the whole variety of stray dogs to roughly 93,000 this 12 months. However, the precise quantity can be solely decided after the census is accomplished.
Volunteers will take to the streets for the census, capturing stray dogs with nets. Once caught, the dogs will obtain rabies vaccines and inside deworming drugs from a veterinarian on-site. Additionally, they are going to be marked with a colored dye to keep away from a number of vaccinations of the identical animal.
According to official sources, vaccination may be administered to pregnant and lactating dogs as effectively. “Dogs diagnosed with any fever or suffering injuries cannot be vaccinated. Further, first-aid kits will also be taken by the vets to treat such ailments on the spot,” the official stated.
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