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Caring hands come to stray dogs rescue
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials could take a cue from women groups in the city in tackling stray dog menace. With summer setting in and impending rise in dog-bite cases, women groups across the city are extending a helping hand to GHMC in sterilisation and vaccination of canines.
Women groups in several colonies across the Hyderabad are taking the lead to curb canine menace
​Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials could take a cue from women groups in the city in tackling stray dog menace. With summer setting in and impending rise in dog-bite cases, women groups across the city are extending a helping hand to GHMC in sterilisation and vaccination of canines.
A group of four women of Sainikpuri- Sudha Gorthi, Vibha Kalyanpurkar, Nisha Rathore and Kainaz formed a group ‘Sainikpuri Cares for Strays’ to check the menace. They make sure that the dogs are photographed before being taken for sterilisation and vaccination and also feed the dogs once they are brought back to the area.
Initially the group had to shell out money from their pockets to get the dogs sterilised by a private veterinarian but now they have tied up with the GHMC dog catching squad. Goverdhan Reddy, veterinary officer, North Zone said, “We appreciate the work of the group. Unless there is people’s participation civic issues cannot be solved.” Sudha says, “By photographing the dogs we ensure that they are safe. 30 dogs have been sterilised till now. We hope other colonies take up such initiatives too.”
Another group led by P Padmaja who ran the Caring Hands for Animals (CHFA) has been mobilising women in and around Ramky Towers near Gachibowli in spreading awareness and coordinating with GHMC dog catching squads to make sure that the dogs are sterilised. J D Wilson, assistant director, veterinary section, Central Zone says, “It is a welcome trend of women groups in colonies taking interest in curbing dog menace. If the dog population is not controlled, the problems would only increase.”
According to a survey conducted by GHMC in 2011 there were over five lakh dogs in the city. Women groups ensure that the dogs are treated well and are released back into the area. As per the Animal Welfare Board of India, stray dogs need to be sterilised, vaccinated and de-wormed before being released in the same area.
Meghna, a dog lover and resident of Sarva Sukhi Colony in Marredpally says, “one of the reasons why we see so many coming out to help curb strays is the fact that women are very sensitive and do not want to see animals treated with cruelty.”
