The Shillong Municipal Board’s (SMB) order for Shillong residents to register their pet dog is a welcome announcement, however, much is desired from the board to control the menace of stray dogs.
Following panic among the people of the State with rising cases of rabies-related deaths, Meghalaya government has begun mass vaccination of stray dogs besides ensuring availability of anti-rabies vaccine at public hospitals.
To ensure that stray, voiceless animals get home and don't go hungry, a young man from Dibrugarh, Vineet Bagaria, started a campaign in 2018 and during the COVID-19 lockdown, when everything was closed, Vineet still fed and cared for the animals.
