GHMC gets 16 more dog catching vehicles

Three customised dog catching vehicles acquired by Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on hire basis for Khairatabad zone, were flagged by the Mayor Bonthu Rammohan, here on Tuesday.

On this occasion, Mayor distributed protective gear to the dog catchers of Khairatabad zone and also distributed IEC material on Animal Birth Control/ Anti Rabies (ABC/AR) programme in GHMC, a press release said.

As most of the dog catching vehicles have became old, the GHMC has acquired 16 more customised dog catching



vehicles on hire basis for transportation of street dogs to animal care centres and releasing them after ABC/AR.

To contain stray dog menace and prevent rabies disease, the civic body has been carrying out the ABC/ AR programme across the city.

For this purpose, the GHMC has established five animal care centres with kennels and operation theatres at Fathullaguda, Chudibazar, Patelnagar, KPHB Colony and Mahadevpur, for conducting ABC/AR, the release added.