By Abid Usman
ISLAMABAD: An inclusive plan to reduce stray dogs’ population will take effect in Islamabad next week. The growth of such disowned creature has become a constant nuisance for the residents.
Director Agriculture & Extension Services, Waqar Anwar stated on Wednesday that the Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) policy would be mainstay of the plan. He said the policy was finalized in collaboration with other stakeholders after imposition of a ban on killing of dogs by the court. Anwar said the guiding principles of the policy included recognition of five fundamental freedoms of animals and prevention of unnecessary pain and suffering of stray dogs, reduction in dog bites’ incidents and rabies cases and curtailment of their population in a humane manner.
