On Friday, the survey was launched by the Coimbatore Corporation Commissioner M. Prathap, which is likely to conclude in 15 days covering 80 wards in 4 zones of the city and the report is expected to be submitted to the Corporation in 2 months.
Coimbatore: The stray dog population survey is being carried out in the North, South, West and Central zones of Coimbatore by the ‘Dogs of Coimbatore’ initiative. Launched by the Vajra Foundation (an NGO based in Coimbatore) and the city corporation, the initiative is conducting the census in association with WVS (Worldwide Veterinary Service)an organization working for animal welfare in about 20+ countries.
A similar survey had previously been completed by the DoC – WVS Team in the East zone of Coimbatore earlier this year and the report was submitted to the corporation. The preliminary works for the census in the remaining zones began with the training of the volunteers for the process by WVS, which offers the technical support required for the various animal welfare programmes undertaken by Dogs of Coimbatore.
On Friday, the survey was launched by the Coimbatore Corporation Commissioner M. Prathap, which is likely to conclude in 15 days covering 80 wards in 4 zones of the city and the report is expected to be submitted to the Corporation in 2 months.
Kesica Jayapalan, founder and managing trustee of the Vajra Foundation, said finding the number of stray dogs in an area is essential to carry out other important measures like Animal Birth Control or Anti-Rabies Vaccination drives. The teams comprising of two volunteers each will ride a two-wheeler and collect the details, visiting the wards allotted to them three times to ensure they cover most of the dogs.
Neutered dogs are easily identified by the marks on the ear and parameters like dog’s age, gender, colour, skin health, overall health and whether lactating or not, would be collected by the help of a mobile app. If required, a photo of the dogs would also be captured and saved by the app. The training of the volunteers was done by Dr KarletteFernandes, director of Worldwide Veterinary Service, Goa.
In line with “World Rabies Day” on 28th Sept 2022, DoC also plans to conduct various other animal welfare events like Free Anti-Rabies Vaccination camps and awareness programmes in the city, said Kesica. The survey is just the beginning of our initiative’s objective of making Coimbatore a rabies-free, animal friendly society, she added.
A similar survey had previously been completed by the DoC – WVS Team in the East zone of Coimbatore earlier this year and the report was submitted to the corporation. The preliminary works for the census in the remaining zones began with the training of the volunteers for the process by WVS, which offers the technical support required for the various animal welfare programmes undertaken by Dogs of Coimbatore.
On Friday, the survey was launched by the Coimbatore Corporation Commissioner M. Prathap, which is likely to conclude in 15 days covering 80 wards in 4 zones of the city and the report is expected to be submitted to the Corporation in 2 months.
Kesica Jayapalan, founder and managing trustee of the Vajra Foundation, said finding the number of stray dogs in an area is essential to carry out other important measures like Animal Birth Control or Anti-Rabies Vaccination drives. The teams comprising of two volunteers each will ride a two-wheeler and collect the details, visiting the wards allotted to them three times to ensure they cover most of the dogs.
Neutered dogs are easily identified by the marks on the ear and parameters like dog’s age, gender, colour, skin health, overall health and whether lactating or not, would be collected by the help of a mobile app. If required, a photo of the dogs would also be captured and saved by the app. The training of the volunteers was done by Dr KarletteFernandes, director of Worldwide Veterinary Service, Goa.
In line with “World Rabies Day” on 28th Sept 2022, DoC also plans to conduct various other animal welfare events like Free Anti-Rabies Vaccination camps and awareness programmes in the city, said Kesica. The survey is just the beginning of our initiative’s objective of making Coimbatore a rabies-free, animal friendly society, she added.