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This information is as per Section 4 of the Right to Information Act, 2005. As per
this Act, all NGOs substantially financed, directly or indirectly, by funds provided
by the appropriate government should disseminate the relevant information, on
the use of these funds and the purpose for which it made.

Compassion Unlimited Plus Action – CUPA is a registered public charitable Trust bearing
registration no. IV 603/91-92 dated 14.10.1991 for the welfare of animals, based in
Bangalore.

Section I - Brief History of CUPA, its aims and objectives

* Primary purpose of CUPA:

Primary Objective:

• Crystal Rogers founded CUPA in 1991. The primary objective of CUPA is to

provide relief to animals round the clock through medical facilities and handling
cases of cruelties inflicted on animals.

Secondary Objective:

• Provide shelter for animals round the clock with special features and facilities
offered by the shelter and clinic for all types of animals include x-ray, laboratory
facilities, grooming, boarding, ambulance service, sterilisation programme of
street dogs, rescue of wildlife.

• CUPA’s out-reach programmes extends beyond limits of urban Bangalore, and

comprises of -

* Large Animal health Camps in rural & urban areas

* Anti-Rabies vaccination camps
* Humane Education & Canine Therapy Programmes
* Care & Rehabilitation for captive elephants

• Lobby for animal rights at National & International levels.

Organization’s goals:

• To work with owners of load bearing animals to facilitate awareness and

modify working conditions.

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• To provide a much needed modern hospital & shelter on a two-acre facility for
large animals.
• To work with Municipal authorities beyond City Corporation limits in humane
control of stray animals.
• To provide medical aid and ambulance service for animals within and beyond
city limits, on a 24-hour basis.
•To provide legal aid for cruelty cases of wild and domestic animals.
• To provide relief to drought affected animals to prevent them being sold for
slaughter during intermittent periods of drought in villages.
•To discourage factory farming (to begin with, of poultry) by creating
awareness, improving means of animal and poultry transport, lobbying etc.
• To improve captive elephant conditions. Currently working in the field of
health care and management to highlight their pathetic plight in temples,
circuses and other areas. Final objective would be to bring about a
comprehensive policy change for improvement in their living conditions.

Organization’s programs and activities:

From two tiny rooms in the home of its Founder President, Crystal Rogers, in October 1991,
CUPA today operates from three centres. More than 10,000 wild and domestic animals pass
through its portals and activities range from urban stray dog control to load bearing animal
relief centres, from 24 hours, 7 days a week animal shelter and emergency care centre, to
rehabilitation of wildlife in their indigenous forest zones.

CUPA is also involved with legal issues protecting the interest and welfare of animals – wild
and domestic, in the High Court of Karnataka. It’s columns in local papers have popularized
compassion for animals – both stray and pet, making it easier for urban people to adopt
homeless animals.

Today, CUPA in Bangalore is synonymous with animal advocacy and welfare. There is an
element of personalized care in the busy KVAFSU-CUPA Animal Shelter at Hebbal for stray,
abused, owned or abandoned animals.

CUPA provides a range of services for animals in need. Shelter facilities are open for 24
hours with ambulance service. The ambulance attends 2000 cases involving injured birds
and animals every month.The Clinic & Shelter provide the following services:

•Clinic facilities
•Treatment facilities offered for stray or owned animals through day and night.
•X-Ray facility for all animals
•Laboratory facilities for effective and quick diagnosis.
•Intensive care facility for animals in serious conditions.
•Adoption facility with pre- and post- adoption checks for abandoned dogs,

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cats, pups and kittens.

•Well – equipped operation theatre and surgery units for sterilisation of stray
dogs.
•State-of-the-art operation theatre handling complicated surgeries for large and
small animals.
•Dermatology and boarding facilities for dogs and cats.
•85 kennel spaces to accommodate dogs and housing for other animals.
•Large animal shed for treatment and care.
•Cattery with individual cages for treatment and housing.

* CUPA has arranged for its medical team to visit the Dzongchen Monastry,Tibetan Colony,
Oderyapalya, Kollegal in Karnataka State – 180 km from Bangalore for sterilisation & medical
camps for the stray animals in the area on several occasions.

* On request from and in collaboration with the Animal Husbandry Department, Karnataka,
CUPA provides free anti- rabies vaccination for stray dogs and medications for large animals
in nearby semi-urban and rural districts of Karnataka State.

CUPA enjoys the following exemption and status with Govt. of India:

i) Exemption from Income Tax under section 80G of the Indian IT for all
donations received.
ii) Provided charitable Status by the Government of India
iii) Registered with the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act to receive donations
in foreign currency.

Scope of work of CUPA:

CUPA treats and handles the following number of animals each year:

* 10,000 dogs annually are sterilised and vaccinated against Rabies. 10,000
dogs are re-vaccinated against Rabies.
* 8,000 dogs other than stray dogs, treated.
* 6,000 large animals treated, vaccinated and de-wormed free of charge, in
rural and urban areas.
* 500 small mammals, birds and reptiles rescued and rehabilitated.

Reaching out to people through animals:

•The popular Canine Therapy Programme, with its monthly visits, reaches out
to approximately 50 specially challenged children of the Shrishti Opportunity
School and Vishwas School, in Bangalore. Children, who have not exhibited any
progress in months, have responded and reacted positively to the CUPA canine
therapists, who visit them regularly.

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• Poor farmers, bullock cart owners and rural folk averaging over 1000 in 34
villages look forward to the free medical aid, offered by CUPA, for their cattle.
•Schoolchildren in large numbers from far and near visit the CUPA Shelter and
return with biscuits in hand, and happy memories to take home.
• Encouragement is given to members of the public to adopt the street pups,
dogs, cats and kittens for which the animals are sterilised and vaccinated free
of cost .

Section II – Brief on Trustees & Senior Staff members

A BRIEF RESUME OF TRUSTEES

CUPA Trustees are selected for their tremendous love and compassion towards all animals,
birds and reptiles. This also extends towards human understanding and their welfare as seen
in the handling of the staff, numbering about one hundred individuals.

Trustees of CUPA offer their honorary services to the organisation on a full or part time basis
with each in charge of a facet of the organisation.

1. Dr. K. Sreenivasan: - Hon. President - 65 - was the Director General & Inspector
General of Police, Karnataka (Retd.). He is a practising advocate and has tremendous insight
and foresight in the effective management of the organisation. Dr. Sreenivasan is a
humanitarian & sympathetic to the cause of animal welfare.

2. Mrs. Suparna Baksi - Ganguly: - Hon. Vice -President - 46 - is Post Graduate in English
Literature. She has been active in the field of animal welfare since her early twenties and is
devoted to the cause of animal welfare and protection. She is a Founder Member of CUPA.
She takes care of projects, public relations and communications.

3. Dr. (Mrs) Shiela Rao: - Hon. Treasurer - 49 - is a veterinarian purely for the love of
animals. She volunteers her services for taking care of innumerable sick, injured and
abandoned animals. Dr. Shiela Rao is also the Founder Member of CUPA. She was the Vice-
President of Karuna Animal Welfare Association (formerly SPCA) Bangalore for a year. She is
trustee in charge of the CUPA Animal Care Clinic.

4. Mrs. Sanober Z. Bharucha: - Hon. Secretary – 42 - is a teacher by profession for the

hearing Impaired as well as for normal children. She is devoted to the cause of animal
welfare and her strength lies in the administrative field of liaison & correspondence. She is
also an expert in wildlife neo-natal care. She takes care of the CUPA ABC Centre-Municipal
Dog Pound.

5. Miss Sudha Narayanan: - Hon. Joint Secretary - 42 - is in the Income Tax Dept., Govt.
of India. She devotes her spare time at the CUPA Shelter. She reaches out to all animals in

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distress especially those involved in cases of cruelty. Her newspaper columns are well known
and have helped to publicise aspects of animal care and welfare. She takes care of the
KVAFSU-CUPA Animal Shelter.

6. Mrs. Brindha Nandakumar: - Trustee - 39 - is an advocate. Her professional expertise

in dealing with legal matters pertaining to animal laws has been invaluable for the cause of
animals. She has many successful cases, to her credit. She also interacts with and gives
guidance to young volunteers who are interested in the field of animal care and protection.

7. Mrs. Sandhya Madappa: - Trustee – 48 - has worked as an officer in the State Bank of
India for 15 years. An animal activist since 18 years, she was associated with Karuna Animal
Welfare Association (formerly SPCA) Bangalore, as Hon. Secretary for 2 years. Her strength
is in handling staff related administrative issues and in raising much-needed funds for the
work. She takes care of staff matters and fund raising.

Senior Managerial Staff of CUPA:

1. Wg Cdr A.T. Lingaraj is the Executive Officer and in charge of Shelter related
matters.

2. Mr. Rama Prakash is in charge of Officer-Administration and takes care of

staff matters at the Shelter and at the ABC Centre.

3. Mr. Bala Subramaniam is Manager at the ABC Centre and takes care of staff,
records and the entire ABC Programme at the Koramangala ABC Centre.

4. Dr. Basavana Gowda, Senior Veterinarian, is in charge of the CUPA Animal

Care Clinic and when required, the Shelter.

5. Dr. H.D. Lohith, Senior Veterinarian takes care of the Shelter and when
needed, the ABC Centre. He also performs sterilisations of stray dogs.

6. Dr. Madhu Rao, Veterinarian, takes care of the ABC Centre and performs
sterilisations of stray dogs.

7. Dr. Pawan Kumar, Veterinarian, performs sterilisations of stray dogs at the

ABC Centre and takes care of the Shelter animals.

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Section III – Decision Making Authority & Accountability

Bangalore Mahanagara Palike(BMP)-CUPA Animal Birth Control Centre at the

Municipal Dog Pound, Koramangala, Bangalore:

This centre is exclusively for the sterilisation, vaccination against rabies and
euthanisation of stray dogs. Mr. Bala Subramaniam, with Trustee & Hon. Secretary,
Mrs. Sanober Bharucha is in-charge.

The BMP has constituted a Monitoring Committee for the ABC/ARV/ Euthanisation
programme wherein records of work done are submitted to the BMP by the fifth of
each month for the work completed the previous month.

Background to ABC/ARV Programme

The killing of stray dogs had been prevalent in Bangalore until May 1999 when the
electrocution unit was dismantled. CUPA has past records showing over 100 dogs
killed per day for many years….this, when Bangalore was a much smaller city, and
such continuous killing should have resulted in a zero population of street dogs.
However, this only proved that such mass slaughter did not eliminate or even
control the stray dog population of the city.

Stray Dog Census:

A census of stray dogs in 2000 by PFA, Bangalore Chapter showed 74,000 stray
dogs and State Government Animal Husbandry Department Livestock census in
Nov' 2003 showed 56,146 stray dogs. This showed a reduction by 21%.

Initiation of ABC/ARV/RE-VACCINATION/EUTHANASIA Programme by BMP:

It is the responsibility of the City Corporation – BMP to provide a healthy and clean
environment. As regards stray dog management, they wished to supplement their
efforts and out-source a part of their work in this field. The Animal Birth Control
(Dog) Rules 2001 (as part of the prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 – a
Central Act) also stipulates that NGOs assist, support and supplement the BMP
activities in this area.

It is a popular mis-conception that the ABC/ARV programme has been going on for
the last 6-10 years.
After stopping the electrocution of dogs, the ABC/ARV/Euthanasia Programme was
partially initiated in Oct 2000 by the BMP, whereby CUPA operated 600 dogs and
humanely euthanized 150 terminally ill and unfit dogs every month. Deemed as a
Pilot project, it continued until March 2003.

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In April 2003, it became a full-fledged BMP Programme, with the 100 wards of
Bangalore, segmented for convenience, into 10 packages. After tenders were
called for, the task was entrusted to four animal welfare organisations and the
State Animal Husbandry Department, to catch 400 dogs per package, sterilise 300
and euthanize 100 unfit dogs, which were sick or rabid, every month.

Apart from sterilization, vaccination and euthanasia of sick dogs, each package has
to re-vaccinate 300 previously sterilised & vaccinated dogs. Until date, this is
followed, and the areas serviced by the agencies are as follows:

* CUPA: 34 wards of package 8,9,10 from ward nos 67 to 99.

* Karuna Animal Welfare Society: 15 wards of packages 1 & 2.
* Krupa…..Loving animals: 18 wards of packages 3 & 4
* Animal Rights Fund: 23 wards of packages 5 & 6
* State Animal Husbandry Department: 10 wards of package 7

The task of stray dog management involves:

* Catching unsterilized dogs / releasing operated and vaccinated

animals using vehicles, fuel, and man– power.
* Sheltering dogs involves pre-clinical examinations, operations,
medications, feed, water and sanitation.
* Euthanasia involves medications and disposal.

The above exercise costs not less than Rs.420/- per dog. Yet CUPA supplements
these costs despite delayed payments from the BMP.

CUPA’s costs are as follows as per the Tender figures given to BBMP:

a) Cost of ABC (including ARV) per Male dog : Rs 375-00

b) Cost of ABC (Including ARV) per Female dogs: Rs 395-00
c) Cost of ARV per dog : Rs. 40-00 (Termed Re-vaccination - not
involving Sterilisation)
d) Cost of Euthanasia : Rs. 60-00

These costs include the following:

Medications for sterilisations

Medications for Euthanasia
Salaries including PF & Insurance
Over-time for staff
Release expenses
Anti-Rabies vaccinations for sterilised dogs & re-vaccination

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programme
Vehicle maintenance that is heavy due to frequent runs
Diesel
Cleaning agents
Staff Uniforms
Anti-rabies vaccinations for staff handling the dogs
Medical equipments
Feeding
Stationary
Bowls, chains, collars etc.
Electricity charges
Water charges
Telephone charges
Hiring charges for the BBMP Dog catching vans

Constraints:

* The city has grown exponentially in the last few years. Many areas
have a single street separating the City Municipal Corporation (CMC)
areas from the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) areas. The CMC
areas have no dog control management in place.

* CUPA, as the other agencies, have been strictly instructed not to

operate outside BMP limits, even if there are dogs in areas which are
just one road away from a particular ward. Since people and dogs
cross freely, and in the absence of any control or management
programme in the city municipalities, dogs are breeding and
multiplying in these neglected areas. The figures, be they bites, canine
numbers or pups etc, are added onto Bangalore City's ABC
programme.

* Slum dwellers, people in the low-income areas are highly protective

of their dogs. They do not readily give them up for sterilisation. CUPA
has often filed police complaints because the dog-catching staff was
assaulted while catching dogs.

* Further, many people often breed so-called pedigrees and dogs not
sold, are abandoned, adding to the existing stray dog population.

* Defence areas: These are campuses with vast acres and the dog
squad can spend the whole day and catch only 1 or 2 dogs. These
become breeding grounds.

* Limited Vehicles: With only two functional dog-catching vehicles, for

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the 34 wards of Bangalore City, an approximate area of 100 sq. km.,

there is a tremendous constraint on basic resources to address critical
issues .These issues need to be addressed urgently by the City
administration.

Medical Aspects:

* The programme stipulates complete ovario-hysterectomy, so that

females do not reproduce or come to heat after operation.

* In males, complete castration is the norm. Male dogs tend to

become less aggressive due to lack of testosterone because of this
surgical intervention.

* Ear notching in a U-shape is done surgically to permanently ensure

identification of operated dogs.

* During the revaccination programme, detailed records of not just

the wards, but also the exact locations of dogs are maintained, and
revaccination the next year is carried out in those exact places. Plastic
coloured tape collars are used, to identify recently vaccinated animals.
Records are available at the CUPA ABC Centre at Dog Pound,
Koramangala, for verification.

Release: Van supervisors maintain detailed records, as the programme is effective

only when operated dogs are returned to the same areas. Records are available at
the CUPA ABC Centre at Dog Pound, Koramangala for verification.

Inspections: Reproductive organs are stored in formalin, and health inspectors

from the BMP come once or twice in a week and count them to verify that the
numbers tally with the number of sterilisations conducted. These organs are colour
dyed to ensure complete transparency while counting. Senior Health Officers of the
BMP very often visit the centre unannounced.

Cost of human anti-Rabies vaccinations can reduce if the intra-dermal

method of vaccination is followed, like in Thailand and Sri Lanka.

Legal:

The subject falls under the Animal Birth Control ( Dogs ) Rules, 2001 wherein all
healthy stray dogs shall be sterilized, vaccinated against Rabies and released in the
same locality ( Rule 7 ) and the sick, diseased and mortally injured dogs shall be
euthanized painlessly ( Rule 9 )and rabid dogs shall be isolated and NOT put back
on streets ( Rule 10 ).

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Rule 13 of the previously mentioned The ABC Rules overrides & prevails over all
other Rules and Regulations, including the provisions of Karnataka Municipal
Corporations Act, Karnataka Municipalities Act and Karnataka Police Act, which
stipulate destruction of stray and ownerless dogs.

BENEFITS OF ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL/ANTI-RABIES VACCINATION &

EUTHANISATION PROGRAMME:

• Dogs do not breed and multiply. Puppies on Bangalore streets

are visible, more as a matter of exception, than rule.
• Existing sterilized dogs will not allow new dogs to enter since dogs
are territorial animals
• Prevents increase in dog population.

1. Control of Rabies - Rabies needs to be controlled in dogs first - administering

ARV vaccines to dogs prevents the spread of rabies.
For the last 3 years, Bangalore city has been Rabies-free. It can be
attributed to factors like increased awareness, availability of vaccines in
BMP Health centres and increased inoculation of all dogs – stray,
guardian and pet, through the ABC programme.

2. Control of nuisance factor - Nuisance, such as barking, fighting and aggression

happens during mating season. Sterilisation prevents females from coming into
heat and gradually reduces testerone levels in males.

In India, 1.74 % of the population receives hospital treatment for bites

out of a population of 25 million dogs and 1.1 billion people (Source:
APCRI).

In Bangalore, 16341 bites were recorded in the period from April 2006-
Feb.2007. Out of these, 6633 were PET DOG bites representing 41%.
(Source: BMP Health Department Records).

This presents an average of 0.138 % of stray dog bites of Bangalore's

100-ward city population of approx. 70 lakhs. This is well below the
national average of 1.74% of dog bites.

3. Chasing - This is not true of all dogs. Such dogs, with residents' help should be
be identified and removed. Veracity of the complaint must be checked, to prevent
harmless, innocent animals from being removed.

Stray dogs are domestic animals living with man from time immemorial - majority
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society ( watchmen, dhobiwallahs, slum-dwellers and even beggars ) - middle class

people also look after them, ensuring the sterilisations and vaccinations of stray
dogs in their community. Dogs have lived in harmony, for centuries with human
beings.

Dogs are domesticated animals. They are not wild or feral & cannot be compared
with wild animals. They are community dogs as they live, eat & sleep with people
on the streets.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended ABC along with other
techniques for rabies and stray dog control after the failure of the culling or only
killing programme. Report is available on request.

Section IV - Standard Operating Procedures:

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR VETERINARIANS:

To maintain the high levels of aseptic conditions in the operation theatre, CUPA Veterinarians
are required to adhere to the following regulations for good welfare practices for sterilisation
of dogs:

I. SCRUBBING UP THE DOG:

•The ABC Attender must prepare the dog for surgery in the
following manner:
• Shaving of surgical site with undiluted savlon & a safety razor.
Electric razor may be used.
• The surgical site must be cleaned 3 to 4 times thoroughly with
separate cotton wool swabs – NOT THE SAME cotton swab.
• Preparation must be supervised by the Veterinarian.

II. SCRUBBING UP OF THE VETERINARIAN & ATTENDERS’ HANDS:

• Wash hands thoroughly with savlon or any cleansing agent at

least twice.
•Do not touch the tap, bottles or soaps after scrubbing.
• Put on sterile gloves, wash after each surgery and apply
antiseptic liquid before operating on the next animal.

III. PROCEDURES FOR OPERATION THEATRE:

•The Manager must ensure that all the equipments are in working
condition. These include:

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•cautery
•autoclave
•sterilizer
•All the essential medicines and injections to be used in case of an
emergency MUST be kept ready and at hand.

IV. STERILISING OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS:

•Make sure that all the instruments are properly sterilised before
use.
• Ensure sufficient medical packs are ready before starting the
operations.

V. SURGICAL PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED:

• ANAESTHESIA: Ensure that the dog is adequately anaesthetised

and DOES NOT wake up mid-surgery.
• MEDICAL PACKS: Each Veterinarian should ideally use 1
sterilized, surgical pack per animal, but may increase it to
1 per 2 females and 1 per 3 males. Please note that the
number of dogs should not be increased per pack.
• INSTRUMENTS: The instruments should be sterilised before use
on EACH dog. DO NOT use the same instrument without cleansing
it (COLD STERILISATION NOT BE DONE), on the next dog.
• NEWSPAPER : Place newspaper below the dog to prevent the
body temperature of the dog dropping and to keep the table clean.
• DRAPES: Use disposable surgical drapes, preferably which can be
clamped in case they tend to slip. The time and labour involved in
washing cloth drapes can be avoided. Disposable drapes can be re-
used and easier cleaned than cloth drapes. Disposable or cloth
drapes to be used one per animal. The same drape should not be
used on the next dog.
•NEEDLES: Necessarily, use 1 fresh needle per dog. The same
needle should NOT be used for the next dog. All the needles can
be sterilised and re-used.
•SKIN CLOSURE: Each layer of skin must be stitched and closed
separately.

Ensure that the cut ends of the sutures are tucked in since the
ends can carry infections. This MUST be done.

VI. MAINTENANCE OF REGISTERS:

• Veterinarians MUST regularly maintain the following:

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•Medical Stock books.

• No. of sterilisations conducted.

VII. ADHERENCE TO MEDICAL PROCEDURES:

• Indenting of fresh medications only on verification of old stock of

medications in hand must be done.
•Veterinarians are not allowed to permit attenders to access to the
medicine cupboards.
• Veterinarians are not to leave the pre- and post-operative
procedures to the attenders. Their presence is mandatory to
monitor and supervise at all times.
• It is the Veterinarian’s final decision not to operate on a dog that
he/she feels is not in adequate medical fitness to be operated
upon.

Section V – List of Registers & Records:

List of Registers and records maintained at the ABC Centre for each of the 3 packages:

1. No. of male and female dogs caught by the dog vans everyday.
2. Complaints received and attended by the dog squad.
3. Organs register checked by the BBMP Health Officers.
4. Euthanasia Register with date of operation, date of death and reason for
death with vet’s signature.
5. Sterilisations conducted by each Veterinarian.
6. Anti-rabies vaccinations given to each dog by Veterinarian.
7. Log book for each dog van
8. A master register with dogs caught, sterilised, vaccinated, re-vaccinated and
euthanized.
9. Medical Stocks
10. Stock register for movable & immovable items at Centre.
11. List of releases
12. Attendance Register

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Section VI – Management of public complaints:

Addressing of Public complaints:

* Complaints are received by phone and in writing pertaining to only those that
are within the 34 wards of BBMP allotted to CUPA.
* These are recorded in registers, package wise and written in a separate
complaint form.
* These forms are given to each supervisor as per their Package complaints.
* The signatures of the complainant and residents are taken after the dogs are
caught.
* The BBMP Health Inspectors also accompany the vans addressing complaint
areas and signatures are taken.

COMPASSION UNLIMITED PLUS ACTION

PROFORMA OF COMPLAINTS REGISTERED ON STRAY DOGS ISSUE

Date of Complaint: ________________

Name of Complainant: __________________________________

Address of Complainant: ________________________________

________________________________________________

Phone/Mobile No: ___________________________________

Date of Attending: ___________________

Ward No. & Area attended:___________________________________

Dog Van No: ___________________

Supervisor In-Charge: ___________________________________

Total No. of dogs caught: Male: ____Female: __Puppies: ___Total: ______

Sig. of Complainant: _________________

Comments, if any: ______________________________________

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Sig. of Supervisor: Sig. of Veterinarian-in-charge

Section VII – List of Employees:

List of Employees at ABC Centre:

Name Designation
1. Mr. Bala Subramaniam Manager
2. Dr. Madhu Rao Veterinarian
3. Dr. P.M. Srinivasan Vet.
4. Dr. Venkatesh Vet.
5. Dr. Shashi Bhushan Veterinarian
6. Dr. H.D. Lohith Vet.
7. Mr. Manjunath Office Assistant (Left)
8. Mr. A. Ravi Kumar Office Assistant
9. Mr. Rama Prakash Administration Assistance
10. Mr. Y.T. Venkatesh Driver (Left)
11. Mr. Rajesh M. Supervisor (Left)
12. Mr. Chinnaiah Dog catcher (Left)
13. Mr. T. Srinivas Driver
14. Mr. Krishna M. ABC Attender
15. Mr. Narasimhamurthy ABC Attender
16. Mr. Yathish ABC Attender (Left)
17. Mr. K. Ravi Kumar Supervisor
18. Mr. N.V. Das Attender
19. Mr. Elumalai Attender (Left)
20. Mr. Sam Raj Attender
21. Mr. Shanthappa Attender
22. Mr. T.Yesu Attender
23. Mr. Bhaskar Supervisor
24. Ms Rita Cleaner (passed away)
25. Mr. Ayappa Attender
26. Mr. Freddy Attender
27. Dr. Pawan Kumar Vet.
28. Mr. S. Daniel Attender
29. Mr. Lokesh ABC Attender
30. Mr. Paul Raj Dog Catcher

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31. Mr. Anand A. Cleaner

32. Mr. Raghu R. (Jr) Dog catcher
33. Mr. Arun K. Dog catcher
34. Mr. Mohan Raj Driver
35. Mr. Venkatesh ABC Attender
36. Mr. L. John Peter Dog Catcher
37. Security staff 2
If there is increased absenteeism or staff shortage, staff is called from CUPA Shelter to
assist.

Dr. Gowda and Dr. Lohith went to Sri Lanka, to participate in an international programme of
ABC/ARV for the stray and community dogs, soon after the Tsunami tragedy, which struck
the island on December 2005.

Section VIII – Execution of the ABC/ARV/Euthanisation Programme

Advance programme for catching dogs in health Office (East) Zone:

Days Releasing Dogs Catching Dogs

Koramangala Shanthinagar
Mondays
Shivajinagar Jayamahal
Hebbal K.G. Halli
Tuesdays
Complaints Complaints
Bharthinagar Sarvagnanagar
Wednesdays
Jeevanbimanagar Banaswadi
Shanthinagar Koramangala
Thursdays
Complaints Complaints
K.G. Halli Hebbal
Fridays
Jayamahal Shivajinagar
Sarvagnanagar Bharathinagar
Saturdays
Banaswadi Jeevanbimanagar

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Execution of the ABC Programme:

# The dogs vans go to the respective wards, at times, accompanied by the

BBMP Health Inspectors. Dogs caught are ones that are diseased, aggressive as
per complaints and dogs that are unsterilised.
# On arrival at the ABC Centre, they are colour coded with paint marks
identifying the area that they have come from.
# They are shifted out and the healthy and friendly dogs are selected for
sterilisation.
# The dogs are sterilised in aseptic conditions and kept in individual kennels.
# These dogs are dewormed and vaccinated against rabies.
# After ensuring that the surgery wound has healed and as per their colour
markings, dogs are released back in the same areas that they were caught from.
# The dogs found unsuitable to live on the streets are humanely euthanized.

Re-Vaccination Schedule:

Veterinarian along with 2 dog catchers and auto – driver visit each locality as per a pre-
planned schedule. The dogs on the street are caught and administered anti-rabies injections.
These dogs are marked with a nylon green collar. This collar falls off after 4 to 6 months.

The dogs in a particular area are re-vaccinated in this manner covering a specific section of
the city. The coloured collars identify dogs that have been vaccinated during the month. The
chance of the same dog being re-vaccinated does not happen, as a rule.

Section IX (A) – Payments received from the BMP & how it is spent on the ABC/ARV
Programme

Expenditure details of grant received from the BBMP:

As per the Memorandum of Understanding with BBMP, payments should be ‘in advance’ for a
period of 4 months. The following table is from October 2000 to March 2003. Fund was
allocated for sterilisation and vaccination of 600 dogs and re-vaccination of 150 dogs per
month.

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Payments due for BMP Payment Delay in

Amount
Months received payments
Oct’ 2000to Mar’ 2001 22.11.2000 8,41,400/- 4 months
Apr’ to Jul’ 2001 12.9.2001 8,41,400/- 6 months
Aug’ to Nov’2001 20.2.2002 8,41,400/- 7 months
Dec’2001 to Jan2002 2.8.2002 4,20,700/- 9 months
Feb’ to Mar’2002 26.8.2002 4,20,700/- 7 months
Apr’ to Jul’2002 11.10.2002 8,41,400/- 7 months
Aug’ 2002 to Jan’ 2003 25.3.2003 11,83,250/- 8 months
Feb’to Mar’2003 10.4.2003 4,20,700 3 months
Balance for March2002 06.09.2003 78,850/- 18 months

These payments were for specifically the following:

Medications
ARV
Professional Veterinarian charges
Diesel
Vehicle Maintenance
Uniforms
Feeding
Cleaning Materials
Human ARV for Staff

Section IX (B)

Details of payments received from BBMP and how it is spent:

As per the Memorandum of Understanding with BBMP, money paid should be 'in advance’ for
the work quarter.
This is from April 2003 to January 2006.
Targets set for the programme for 3 packages:
Sterilise & vaccinate 300 dogs per package= 300 X 3 packages=900 dogs per month
Re- vaccinate 300 dogs per package= 300 X 3 packages=900 dogs per month
Euthanise 100 dogs per package=100 X 3 packages = 300 per month

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BMP Payment
Payments due for Months Amount in Rs. Delay in payments
received
Apr’ to June 2003 24.5.2003 12,06,900 3 months
July to Nov’ 2003 2.12.2003 11,18,655 4 months
Dec’ 2003 to Feb’ 2004 11.3.2004 12,45,265 3 months
March 2004 7.6.2004 8,99,540 -
Apr’ to June 2004 25.6.2004 11,55,030 3 months
July to Sept’ 2004 24.9.2004 12,05,125 2 months
Oct’ to Dec’ 2004 14.3.2005 11,86,815 6 months
Jan’ to Mar’ 2005 20.6.2005 11,70,825 6 months
Apr’ to June 2005 12.7.2005 12,06,900 4 months
July to Sept’ 2005 25.11.2005 11,45,380 5 months
Oct’ to Dec’ 2005 16.5.2006 12,06,900 8 months
Jan’ to Mar’ 2006 5.6.2006 11,43,130 6 months
Apr’ to June 2006 30.8.2006 12,06,900 5 months
July to Sept’ 2006 7.1.2007 11,34,380 7 months
Payments from October 2006 to March 2007 are outstanding from the BBMP
amounting to approx.Rs. 24 lakhs

These costs include the following:

Rent for BBMP Dog vans

Medications for sterilisations
Medications for euthanasia
Salaries with provident fund & insurance
Over-time
Release expenses.
Anti-Rabies vaccinations for sterilised dogs & re-vaccination programme.
Vehicle maintenance
Diesel
Cleaning agents
Staff uniforms
Preventive rabies vaccination for staff handling dogs
Medical equipment
Feed
Stationary
Bowls, chains, collars etc.

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Electricity
Water
Telephone

Section X – Performance of CUPA for the ABC/ARV/Euthanisation Programme

Electrocution of stray dogs was done regularly for the past 60 years. CUPA has records of
electrocution from 1995.
1995-1996 - No. of dogs electrocuted =14, 483
1996-1997 - No. of dogs electrocuted = 8,698
1997-1998 - No. of dogs electrocuted = 11,708
1998-1999 - No. of dogs electrocuted = 7,554.

In May 1999, BMP discontinued the electrocution. Thereafter, partial ABC/ARV/

EUTHANASIA was started in October 2000 as a pilot project.

CUPA FIGURES FOR THE ABC/ARV/EUTHANASIA PROGRAMME FROM OCTOBER 2000 TO

February 2007.

No. of dogs No. of

caught by dog No. of No. of Total Dogs
No. of
vans + Male Female No. of Vaccinated
Year dogs
brought by Dogs Dogs Dogs & Re-
euthanized
public & Sterilised Sterilised sterilised Vaccinated
ambulances
Oct.2000- 3176 + 295=
March2001 3471 1445 1649 3094 3695 377
(6mths.)
9074 + 1356
2001-2002 2809 3674 6483 7759 3947
=10430
2002-2003 9393+534=9927 3322 3938 7260 8009 2667
2003-2004 13931 5055 5215 10270 19192 3629*
2004-2005 14655 5434 5450 10884 21901 3804**
2005-2006 14590 5001 5801 10802 21590 3619
April2006-
up to Feb.
13380 4798 4882 9680 19865 3671***
2007
(11mths)
78199
Total 27864 30609 58473 102011 21714
+2185=80384

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● *32 dogs carried forward to 2004-05

● ** extra dogs carried forward from previous year
● *** extra dogs in ABC center

There may be discrepancies in the numbers caught as against dogs sterilized and
euthanized. This is because many community dogs were brought in directly by members of
the public or by the animal ambulance. CUPA has not claimed any amounts from the BMP,
for these extra dogs.

As per the Board Meeting held on 28th April 2005, Mrs. Sanober Z. Bharucha was
nominated as the Public Information Officer.

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