Srinagar- In an unusual move, students of a private school from Khanyar held a protest demonstration against dog menace at Rainawari chowk on Saturday.
Dozens of students flanked by their teachers were also part of the protest demonstration.
What made the protest unusual was the presence of musicians in the protest demonstration.
Students carrying placards sang songs in Kashmiri condemning what they called the “stray dog menace”
“aaejiz loukh gaey doh kiyov raath, yeti gaey honian hinz bohtaath”
People are troubled day in and day out by the outnumbering of dogs
“bozarg gaemith sakh pareshan, masjid gachnas chi khochaan”
The elderly are sad as they are afraid to go mosques
“dushwar gomut garae waatun, yeli kaensi honiov chop hiyutun”
It is difficult to reach home as dog bites humans
Student protestors caught the attention of the passerby who were seen clicking pictures and videos of them. Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the protest a female student said the stray dog menace is spreading by the day and not much is being done to end the menace.
“The authorities should ramp up efforts to sterilize the dog population so that we can get rid of the menace,” she added.
While city people are up in arms against the stray dog menace, the authorities say they have been doing their bit to curb the menace.
Earlier, speaking to Kashmir Observer, Veterinary Officer, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Dr Tawheed Ahmed said the availability of non-vegetarian food is the main reason for their breeding and garbage dumps on the roadsides provide them with more than enough food.
Dr Tawheed further said that abiding by the Law, we cannot kill stray dogs.
However, he said, in order to reduce the dog population, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation has been carrying out the dog sterilization programme for the last many years.
“The sterilization of dogs is being done at Shuhama Sterilization centre and around five to six surgeries are being performed daily on a daily basis. Another dog sterilization centre is being made operational at Tengpora Byepass and work is nearing completion” Dr Tawheed said.
“Once the center is made operational, we will be able to perform more sterilizations. Once the dog sterilization programme is done for the next six to seven years, the dog populace will stabilize,”he added.
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