Mayor Basanta Kumar Shrestha said that the 'dog hostel' had to be operated to control the risks posed by stray dogs on the streets and diseases including rabies.
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Baglung Municipality has built a 'dog hostel' after dogs left loose on the streets became a threat. The municipality has started a campaign to house stray dogs in this hostel.
Under the innovation program, Baglung Municipality has built a dog hostel at a cost of Rs 10 million in partnership with the Chief Minister's Office. The hostel was built in Baglung-3 at a cost of Rs 3.5 million from the municipality and Rs 6.5 million from the Chief Minister's Office.
The municipality has brought this policy for the management of community dogs. Mayor Basanta Kumar Shrestha has made arrangements for this in the policy and program. Shrestha said that the hostel had to be operated to control the risks and diseases including rabies from stray dogs on the streets. The municipality claims that many people are injured every year due to bites from stray dogs, and some even contract rabies.
The municipality has also vaccinated domestic and street dogs against rabies. The municipality also provides all kinds of medicines for dogs free of charge. The municipality has also made a provision for mandatory registration of dogs kept at home. A fee of Rs 200 will be paid while registering.
The municipality provides vaccination and medicine services free of charge to registered dogs. In case of death, the municipality will also manage the body, informed the head of the municipal animal service branch, Mitra Lal Sapkota. A system has been started to identify vaccinated dogs by wearing a red belt if they are kept at home and a blue belt if they are kept in the community.
This campaign has been started to protect dogs from infectious diseases including rabies, and since dogs can also transmit the disease to humans when they bite. The animal development branch, with the help of the municipal police, is working to vaccinate stray dogs and catch them and send them to hostels. He said that in the first phase, the municipality has set a target of keeping 50 dogs. There is a plan to keep 100 dogs after the management. ‘The dog hostel is a model program. The city will manage to feed the dogs kept in the hostel regularly,’ said Sapkota, head of the city animal services branch. ‘After regular vaccination programs and cleaning, those who want to keep them at home can also take them.’
Local Ravi Subedi said that the municipality’s work has made it easier to walk on the streets at night due to the increased risk from community dogs. ‘There was a risk when walking on the streets in the morning and at night, dog management has made it better for pedestrians,’ he said, ‘Dogs kept in the hostel should not be released again.’
