Question: Which of the following animal has to be targeted for birth control under the recently reactivated Animal Birth Control (ABC) Centre at Konakkarai, Tamil Nadu?
a) Cat
b) Dog
c) Monkey
d) Pig
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:-
- At Konakkarai in Tamil Nadu, Animal Birth Control (ABC) Centre again has become operational.
- The unit, which was opened in 2018, could not came into operations due to some lackings.
- Now the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Centre at Konakkarai in the city has become operational with some changes in modes of operation.
- People of this region for the long time were affected by stray dog menace.
- The ABC centre has five pre-operative and five post-operative wards and it can sterilise about 30 dogs a day.
- In the beginning due to lack of manpower, particularly veterinarians, is said to be the main reason behind the inaction
- The civic body at Konakkarai initially engaged veterinarians of Animal Husbandry Department for carrying out sterilisation.
- The doctors during that period could not fully concentrate as they were primarily attached with the Department.
- To make the facility operational, the Corporation has now engaged a private veterinarian for the sterilisation drive.
- Instructions have been given to health officials to take steps to capture stray dogs in Tiruverumbur in the first phase.
By – Rajesh Tripathi