Bengaluru’s “1 Pet Dog Per Flat” Scheme Faces Heat From Dog Parents On Social Media

Admit it, dogs make the most loyal pets and there are no two ways about it. These four-legged angels not only give us companionship but also lend the required emotional support, reduces our stress levels and loneliness. But the best part? You can cuddle them all you want and they will happily give in.

However, you got to be angry if someone comes between you and your pet and that is exactly what has happened in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru’s civic body, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) has taken the decision to limit the number of pets allowed in a single flat to just one while independent houses can have a maximum of three dogs. Speaking about the same, Bengaluru Mayor, Sampath Raj said,

“New pet licensing scheme from BBMP has mandated that only one approved dog can be reared in a flat while an independent house cannot have more than three dogs.”

The new rule also asks the dog owners to get hold of a license with a radio collar with an embedded chip. Any dog parent found without the license shall be fined a sum of Rs. 1000.

According to activists, the move is a not a logical one as it may lead to the abandoning of pet dogs. TOI quoted Priya Chetty Rajagopal, citizen activist and founder of Cubbon Park Canines,

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“While I think microchipping and fining those who do not pick up their dog’s poop from public spaces are steps in the right direction, how can the Palike tell people how many dogs they should keep?”

The decision by the civic body has left the dog parents in the city fuming and Twitter was flooded with people voicing their opinion against the same under the #NotWithoutMyDog hashtag.

How can you drive out these innocent souls?

https://twitter.com/poojasampath/status/1004243456028364800

There are other problems to concentrate upon

https://twitter.com/_sanjeevnair/status/1004251896507297794

Shocked by the move

Not acceptable

https://twitter.com/martinvml/status/1004276186938109952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news18.com%2Fnews%2Fbuzz%2Fone-pet-dog-per-flat-bengalurus-pet-licensing-scheme-leaves-canine-lovers-unhappy-1770273.html

This is not cool BBMP! You just can’t draw a line between our pets and us!

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