Kochi corporation struggles to control stray dog population as ABC project faces setbacks
Kochi: Even while stray dog menace continues, Kochi corporation's efforts to augment operations of animal birth control (ABC) project at Brahmapuram failed. Local body authorities decided to vaccinate around 10,000 stray dogs in Aug 2025.
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t the same time, efforts to deploy more dog catchers and procure a vehicle for movement of dogs caught from various parts of the city to ABC centre at Brahmapuram have not yielded results so far. "Sterilization and vaccination of stray dogs are being done at a slow pace. There are only five workers to catch stray dogs from 74 divisions of corporation," corporation UDF parliamentary party secretary said M G Aristotle.
According to ABC centre officials, despite making continued efforts to appoint more dog catchers, none are joining. "It is a very difficult and dangerous job," said an official.
Corporation authorities have completed renovation of the centre. Sterilisation of 8,400 stray dogs has been completed at the centre so far.
Opposition councillors said the excuse of not finding staff to catch dogs is unreasonable. Despite funds being allocated to build a shelter for 100 dogs, it has not been completed to date, councillors said. This points to the apathetic attitude of corporation authorities, they said.
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