Animal Husbandry Department Launches Island-Extensive Animal Birth Control Drive

Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 07 March 2025

As a part of the continuing observance of Animal Husbandry & Animal Welfare Awareness Month (Feb. 14 – March 13, 2025), the Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, A&N Administration, has launched an intensive Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme throughout the islands.

A significant marketing campaign underneath this initiative was carried out on March 4 on the Veterinary Hospital in Garacharma. The programme was inaugurated by Mr. Vetrivel, Ward Councillor of Garacharma, who emphasised the significance of accountable waste disposal. He urged residents to chorus from discarding kitchen waste together with sharp objects in plastic luggage, as stray livestock usually eat such waste, posing critical well being dangers.

Highlighting one other rising concern, Mr. Vetrivel identified the rising variety of livestock accidents brought on by stray animals wandering onto roads. He pressured that correct housing and feeding practices may assist mitigate such incidents.

Three devoted veterinary groups, led by Dr. Baljit Kaur (SVO), Dr. V. Subramanium (SVO), and Dr. Parag Deori (SVO), carried out sterilization procedures on pet animals in the course of the drive. Similar campaigns have been additionally carried out on the Veterinary Dispensary in Swaraj Dweep and the Veterinary Hospital in Diglipur, additional strengthening efforts to regulate the stray animal inhabitants and promote animal welfare throughout the islands.