PETA India created awareness about birth control of animals in Patna.
PETA India created awareness about birth control of animals in Patna.
Patna July 10: Dressed as giant condoms and holding signs that read, “Dogs Can’t Use Condoms. Sterilize Them.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, Aashray Foundation, and Apna Foundation supporters handed out leaflets promoting sterilization in Patna’s Lodipur locality, ahead of World Population Day (11 July). Their goal was to help residents brush up on their animal birth control.
“Every year, millions of dogs and cats suffer on the streets or languish in animal shelters because there aren’t enough good homes for them,” says PETA India Campaigns Coordinator Utkarsh Garg.
“PETA India urges everyone to get their dog and cat companions sterilized. And if you’re considering welcoming a dog or a cat into your family, don’t buy one – adopt a homeless animal instead,” Garg said.
In Patna and across India, dogs and cats struggle to survive on the streets. Many go hungry, are deliberately injured or killed, get hit by vehicles, or are abused in other ways. Countless animals end up in shelters due to a lack of good homes.
Every time, someone buys a dog or a cat from a breeder or a pet store, a homeless animal loses a chance at finding a home. An estimated 70 million cats and dogs are living on the streets or in shelters in India, according to the State of Pet Homelessness Index, a report by Mars Petcare India in partnership with an advisory board of leading animal welfare experts.
Sterilizing one female dog can prevent 67,000 births in six years, and sterilizing one female cat can prevent 4,20,000 births in seven years. Sterilized animals also lead longer, healthier lives and, in the case of males, are less likely to roam, fight, or bite.
The central government has notified states of the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, under The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. As per the Rules, the Animal Birth Control Programme for the sterilization and immunization of community dogs is to be carried out by the respective local bodies, such as municipal corporations, municipalities, or Panchayats.
PETA India encourages dog and cat guardians to get their animal companions sterilized so that puppies and kittens who have already been born have the best chance of finding a good home and living in comfort and safety.
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