Agra Municipal Corporation drive to vaccinate stray dogs

AGRA: Agra Municipal Corporation will organize camps to vaccinate stray dogs in association with the NGO, People for Animals (PFA). The drive, which will start from Monday, will continue till July-end.

The camp is organized every year to tackle dog menace in the city. The NGO has already provided shelter to 120 stray dogs and would vaccinate dogs across the city.

“The municipal corporation has supported this drive to curb increasing cases of dog-bite. The camp will start from

Dayalbagh

area. There will be approximately 100 staff members involved in the drive,” said Dr.

Surat Prasad Gupta

, veterinarian and president of PFA.

Dr. Yogesh Sharma, veterinary officer,

AMC

, said, “There are more than 2000 dogs in the city and maximum cases are found in Shaheed Nagar, Lohamandi, Khatipada, Chhipitola and Pratapura where our units are active.”
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