27 Aug- 24 Sept, Paro: The Regional Livestock Development Centre Tsimasham, Dzongkhag Livestock Sector Paro and National Dog Population Management & Rabies Control Project, NCAH Serbithang is conducting a month long community animal birth control program (CABC). The program is targeted to tackle the over population crisis in Paro Dzongkhag by working closely with community to advocate responsible pet ownership and to encourage community to adopt free roaming dogs in their community by feeding, caring and welfare by having them sterilized and vaccinated. The ongoing program was coordinated and consulted among the relevant stakeholders (geog administration, resorts, hoteliers, business community, agencies & municipal) by giving them ownership of community animal birth control and involving them during catching of free roaming community dogs.
The increase trend of dog population over a year triggered many issues like increase of dog bite cases in children, tourist, livestock species and also social nuisances like disturbances, solid waste management issues. The one day consultation meeting was attended by Dasho Dzongdag, relevant stakeholders, RLDC, RNR-ECs and Dzongkhag livestock sector to mainly discuss the implementation modalities.
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August 30-31, Thimphu: The Department of Livestock (DoL) is conducting a two-day workshop to review and plan the annual performance agreement (APA) 2017-2018 of central programs under DoL. The workshop will identify strengths and weakness and align plans and strategies to achieve self-reliance in livestock products and reduce its import.