The Chennai Corporation will issue licences for pet dogs at its dispensaries and veterinary public health centres in the city.
Dog owners will have to pay an annual fee of Rs.50 towards the licence, which is mandatory. The dogs will also be immunised free of cost. Pet owners may visit the veterinary public health centres on Pallavan Salai in Thiru.Vi.Ka. Nagar and Lake Area in Nungambakkam, Dog pound at Basin Bridge, dispensaries at Veerabhadran Street, Pudupet and Chandrayogi Samathi Street, Perambur.
According to corporation officials, about 2,000 such licences were issued last year. It is estimated that there are about 75,000 pet dogs in the city. “We expect to issue at least 5,000 new licences this year,” said an official.
These steps are being taken to eradicate rabies. A door-to-door survey is also being proposed to be conducted to identify dogs, which have not been immunised or issued licence, the official said.
