G'gram civic body to roll out pet bylaws

Gurugram, November 16

Although Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) is yet to receive the copy of the consumer forum’s order banning 11 dog breeds as pets, the civic body has started working on rolling out new pet bylaws. The MCG is reportedly studying the model adopted by Ghaziabad civic body.

The consumer forum did not only ban the 11 dog breeds but also issued directives regarding management of other breeds as pets. The MCG said it would study the feasibility and practicality of all the orders and then go ahead with alteration and formation of new pet bylaws. “We are yet to receive the orders. We will study their legality as well as practicality and then work out the ways to execute these. We have already mandated registration of pets and are examining the model adopted by Ghaziabad to work out the instructed ban and management of pets,” Deputy Municipal Commissioner Vijay Pal Yadav said.

Notably, only 100 pets have been registered with the civic body while as per non-government organisations there are around 3,000 to 5,000 pets in the city. — TNS

BREEDS BANNED

Consumer forum has banned rearing of American Pit-bull Terriers, Dogo Argentino, Rottweiller, Neapolitan Mastiff, Boerboel, Presa Canario, Wolf Dog, Bandog, American Bulldog, Fila Brasileiro and Cane Corso from November 15.