: The State government on Wednesday informed the Kerala High Court that all local bodies had been asked to take steps to remove the stray dogs from public streets and places in the state.
The State government made the submission when a writ petition filed by High Court lawyer Basil Attipetty came up for hearing.He also sought a directive to the Superintendent, General Hospital, Ernakulam to keep sufficient quantities of anti-rabies vaccines for treatment of dog-bite cases. The petitioner had submitted several representations before the corporation to take action in accordance with the Kerala Municipalities Act to abate the menace.
The petitioner pointed out that section 438 of the Act empowered the Corporation to seize stray dogs in the area.
The provision of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 had also provided for tackling the menace.
Section 11(3) (b) of the Act enabled the corporation to take steps for killing of stray dogs.
