Date :10/15/2024
Press Release on 15th October 2024An awareness cum registration programme was organized today by Veterinary sectionof JMC
An awareness cum registration programme was organized today by Veterinary section of JMC for work animal owners operating within JMC limits. The main motive of the programme was to aware the owners of Marriage buggies/ Horse cart/ horses/ Pony/ Mule/ Camel/ Donkey and other work animals regarding benefits of registration of their work animals in accordance with the Prevention of Cruelty to Draught and Pack Animal Rules, 1965 and J&K Municipal Corporation Act, 2000.
Commissioner, JMC, Dr. Devansh Yadav, IAS along with Deputy Director Research, AHD Jammu Dr. Rakesh Koul, MVO, JMC Dr. Jaswant Singh, Lab officers DDR Lab Dr. Abhimanyu Chauhan & Dr. Ashwani Bassan, VAS, JMC Dr. Divya Sharma were present in the programme. Commissioner, JMC interacted with the stakeholders regarding importance of registration of their work animals with JMC and benefits as such. The team of Veterinary section appraised the stakeholders regarding importance of health & fitness status, duration of their working hours, capacity of load on animals and various animal welfare issues of these work animals. 30 number of registration certificates were issued on-spot after RFID tagging & blood sample examination. Free vaccines for rabies and tetanus were provided to 50 number of animals.
Veterinary section of JMC is carrying out various drives within JMC limits to curtail the incidences of cruelty towards work animals as well as plying of these animals by their owners without obtaining proper licensing from Jammu Municipal Corporation.