BMC Directs Mumbai University To Allow Feeding Of Community Dogs At Kalina Campus
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has asked the University of Mumbai (MU) to ensure that community dogs living on its Kalina campus are provided food and water and that people feeding the animals are not barred from entering the premises. BMC issues directive to MU In a communication sent to the Vice-Chancellor, the civic body's Veterinary Health Department said the university…
Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has instructed the University of Mumbai (MU) to permit people from feeding community dogs residing on the Kalina campus, while ensuring compliance with Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. The directive follows complaints that restrictions imposed by the university disrupted feeding arrangements for the dogs.
A BMC survey recorded 94 community dogs on the campus, with 78 already sterilized and 16 expected to be sterilized soon. Mumbai's dog population has reportedly dropped by 22% to 28% since 2014. The civic body stated that the university must secure its boundaries, install gates and fencing if needed, and appoint nodal officers for cleanliness and management of the dogs.
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