Registrations of pet dogs start in Karachi

The Cantonment Board on Monday made registering the pet dogs obligatory, after two dogs attacked a senior lawyer in the city in the swank Defense area.

The CBC, in a notice, said under section 119 and the Cantonment Act 1924, it is required for all dog owners to get their pets registered.

Whereas, the rate of the form has been fixed at Rs 250, while the registration fee is Rs 2, 000 per dog.

The form contains the name of the dog owner, ID card number, location of the place where the dog is kept, mobile number, email ID, the color of the dog, breed, sex, vaccination date and the reason behind keeping it.

Once the form is submitted , the decision will rest upon CBC whether it allows the residents to keep the dog or not.

The non-registration of a dog will make it impossible for the board to decide whether the dog has been vaccinated and is disease-free or not stated CBC.

Therefore from now on keeping an un-registered dog will be illegal and it may lead to the detention of the dog, imposing fines or legal actions.

On the contrary, the dog registration form is easily available from the cantonment board’s office.