Shyamlal with rescued pup

After finding the ABC programme of HIS had successfully stabilised the street dog population and eliminated the incidence of human rabies in Jaipur, the Jaipur Municipality Corporation, in March 2002, had started a separate ABC programme in a northern area on the outskirts of Jaipur, called Jaisinghpura. Subsequently the JMC asked HIS to take over conduct of this supplementary programme and in January, 2005, HIS signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the JMC, the first paragraph of which reads:

PREAMBLE: It is the responsibility of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation to control the street dog population humanely. Help in Suffering has developed expertise in running an Animal Birth Control programme in Jaipur, and since l995 over 33,000 dogs have passed through the programme, the dog population has stabilized and in some areas reduced, and the incidence of human rabies in the area covered by the Jaipur ABC programme over the last three years has been reduced to nil. The Jaipur Municipal Corporation and Help in Suffering now wish to collaborate to implement a Jaipur Municipal Corporation Animal Birth Control programme based in Jai Singh Pura Khor’.

For this programme the JMC provides all infrastructure plus equipment, medicines and other consumables and compounders HIS provides a vet cum manager to run the programme.

It is thanks to Dr Kailash Modhe, JMC Veterinary Officer, Mr. Bhasker Samant, JMC Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Manjit Singh, Secretary of Rajasthan Local Bodies, and the Mayor of Jaipur, Mr. Ashok Parnami, that this programme is now in operation in the rapidly growing northern area of Jaipur city. Additional kennels will soon be constructed so that sick and injured rescued dogs can be held for treatment until ready to be returned to the street or re-homed.

HIS welcomes the vision of the Rajasthan Government. During a meeting in 2004 with Mr.Manjit Singh (Secretary, Local bodies, Rajasthan), the Director of Animal Husbandry and some other Rajasthan government officials, it was decided ABC programmes should be introduced throughout Rajasthan in every Nagar Nigam, Nagar palika, and Nagar parishad. For these programmes HIS will provide ABC technical support and training to Government and NGO Vets, paravets and dog handlers.

Dr Abdul Rais, vet in charge

A rescued cat with Omprakash