DEHRADUN: Taking cognisance of the
complaints related to illegal
breeding and trade of animals, the
Dehradun district administration has issued orders to stop functioning of non-registered breeding centres and
pet shops.
Officials in the district magistrate's office told TOI that pet shops were allowed to operate during the lockdown but in view of the several complaints regarding illegal breeding centres and pet shops, a crackdown will now be initiated and the defaulters are to be booked under Dog Breeding and Marketing
Rules of 2017 and Pet Shops Rules of 2018.
Member Secretary, People for Animal, Uttarakhand, Gauri Maulekhi said “ We have been fighting to regulate the pet shops for the last 10 years. The move by the Doon district administration is a welcome move against stopping illegal breeding and trade of animals”.