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1 lakh dogs’ genitals cut in 3 years
Ahmedabad,
After retirement, RFID heads and tags will be fitted to registered cattle as well as pets and stray dogs in Ahmedabad city. Rs. 1 crore 80 lakh will be spent. The cost of a chip can be from Rs. 70 to 7 thousand.
Rs. 285 will be spent for a dog. While for stray animals Rs. 138 is being spent. RFID chip tags have been installed in all cattle. RFID Chip Injectable – A visible ear tag is attached to the ear by injecting the animal at the neck/ear/neck junction through an applicator. But Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation does not have the equipment to read it.
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is a form of wireless communication that uses electromagnetic or electrostatic coupling in the radio frequency part of the electromagnetic spectrum to uniquely identify an object, animal or person.
It consists of a scanning antenna, transceiver and transponder. When the scanning antenna and transceiver are connected, they can be read by RFID equipment.
Fixed reader and mobile reader. The RFID reader is a network-connected device that can be portable or permanently attached. The tag sends a wave to the antenna, where it is translated into data.
Action will be taken under the Animal Control Policy and ABC Rules-2023 following the order of the Gujarat High Court.
An order was given to prepare a report detailing the registration of cattle and cattle owners in the city and their names and addresses. Since 1990, 85 thousand cows have been registered with the name and address of their owner. In which 80 thousand cows or stray cattle have been fitted with RFID chips.
Aslali, Bhopal, Ghuma, Khodiyar, Kathwara, Nana Chiloda, Visalpur are estimated to have 25 thousand cattle. 13 thousand animals are caught by the system every year. Against which chips and tags are available in the amount of 1200. Now stray dogs will also be tagged and chipped with this method.
Animal birth control started from 2500 in Ahmedabad city.
4 agencies are working to eliminate stray dogs in Ahmedabad city. These agencies cut off the genitals of 30,360 dogs in 2021-22, 46471 in 2022-23, 34103 dogs in 2023-24. 1 lakh 11 dogs were killed in 3 years.
The number of dogs in Ahmedabad city is 2 lakh. It will become easy to get the details of the pet dog owner including name and address. (Google translation from Gujarati)
