PANJIM: The Directorate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services has notified scheme for providing financial assistance to District Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) for prevention of cruelty and for protecting animals from being subjected to unnecessary pain or suffering.
Titled as the ‘DSPCA Animal Welfare and Rescue Scheme’, the North and South District SPCAs are required to encourage the establishment of animal shelters, sanctuaries, water trough, and the likes for providing shelter and amenities to animals rescued from cruelty, incapacitated for work by reason of old age, sickness or injury.
The District SPCAs are also required to intervene in Animal Birth Control (ABC) programmes, set targets, audit performance, and process applications for grants under available schemes of the Animal Husbandry Department.
A provision is also required to be made to impart education in relation to the humane treatment of animals, build empathy, and encourage the formation of public opinions against the infliction of pain and suffering to animals.
