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ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD OF INDI‘
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(Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt of india)
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MAJ. GEN, (Retd.) Dr. R. M. KHARB, AVSM
CHAIRMAN
D.O. No. 101-2007-COAWBI 2 Jan, 2040
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Subject: The order passed by Hon'ble Justice V.K. Jain on 18.12.2009, in the
stray dog feeding matters
The Board has deliberated upon the order passed by the Hon'ble Court. Known
faceis of dog behavior and the views of experts have been taken into account before
arriving at certain guidelines (enclosed) that we want to issue to persons who feed stray
dogs, and to Animal Welfare Organizations. A copy of this letter is therefore being marked
to the lawyer representing the petitioners Kindly also share these guidelines with the
lawyers representing other parties, such as the Delhi police, M.C.D., etc. We shall |
circulating these among the Animal Welfare Organizations registered with us. They slvul
also be shared with the Residents’ Welfare Associations and similar bodies.
We trust that eventually, the objective that we are seeking to achieve, of reducing
stray dog population, and controlling the spread of rabies, shall be achieved with minimum
inconvenience to residents.
tlk: 7a R / ee
(Dr. RM. Kharb)
Maj. Gen. (Retd.), AVSIM
Chairman, AWB!
Mrs. Anjali Sharma, Advocate
Chamber No. 334
Delhi High Court
New Delhi-110003
Copy to:
Mr. Kanchan Singh,
Advocate for petitioners
And
Advocates representing the other parties in these matters
Post Box No. 8672, 13/1, Third Seaward Road, Valmiki Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai - 600 041
E-mail : mkawbi@yahoo.co.in # awbi@~c" vsnl.net.in Website : www.awbi.org
Camp Office : 3767, Sector - 23, Gurgaon - 122 017 (Haryana) Tele Fax : 0124-4105664MAJ. GEN. (Retd.) Dr, R. M. KHARB, AVSM
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residents who do not like dogs. However, the pur)
of confining dogs to the locafities they inhab)
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important, and for the
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«public good.
the Animal Welfare Board of India is of the vie
feeding of stray dogs. the following considerati
(i) Community dogs must be fed and tend
less frequented. and sparingly used b
minimize inconvenience to both, hun
been noticed that these dogs, espec's!
crowded places and places: where no's
they tend (0 retreat with entables to
areas therefore. that are immedi
residents congregate in large numbers
(ii), Dogs are territorial by nature and can
of feeding them, ‘They must not there
state. seeking te do so will lead to