DCCs to check dog population
The bifurcated Dhaka city corporations (DCCs) have undertaken a new scheme to contain the dog population and check rabies through sterilisation and vaccination instead of killing stray dogs.
Taken up with the support from Obhoyaranno-Bangladesh Animal Welfare Foundation, the scheme is aimed at reducing rabies and dog bite in the city.
The activities have already been launched in words No-45 and 46 of DCC (north). The activities will gradually be expanded to other parts of the DCCs.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed between Chief Executive Nazrul Islam of DCC (north) and Sultan Ul Islam of DCC (south) and Obhoyaranno at the conference room of the local government ministry yesterday.
Obhoyaranno has been advocating for controlling rabies and number of dogs through modern system since 2009. As part of its efforts, Local Government Department imposed a complete ban on killing dogs in the city from January 1 this year.
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