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In a first, shelter for street dogs to come up near Karnataka Vidhana Soudha

Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti says streets dogs will be taken care of inside the Vidhana Soudha complex for the first time in its history.

The confederation submitted over 30 suggestions covering a wide range of urban concerns such as city cleanliness, road repairs, stray dog control, noise pollution and others ( Express Photo )

Kennels will be established near Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru—the administrative complex of the Karnataka government—to house street dogs found around its premises, so that visitors are not troubled.

The decision to to set up a dog shelter at the Vidhana Soudha complex was made on Tuesday after a meeting chaired by Legislative Assembly Speaker U T Khader and Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti. The move is essential to control the number of street dogs near the administrative complex, according to Khader.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Khader said that animals have the same right to life as humans, adding that experts would first submit a report on the street dog problem. “The report will have details such as the number of street dogs living around the secretariat, their ages, whether they are immunised and whether the animals are safe. After this, a separate area will be earmarked for the animals,” he said.

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The street dogs thus identified will be cared for by a non-governmental organisation, to be selected from the multiple animal rights organisations in the city, he added.

Horatti said the dogs would be taken care of inside the Vidhana Soudha complex for the first time in its history.

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