Housing societies and animal feeders welcome the Centre’s guidelines to allot dedicated places and time to feed stray animals.
On March 10 this year, the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying notified the Animal Birth Control Rules, which put the onus on the Resident Welfare Associations (RWA) and Apartment Owners Associations (AOA) to ensure a feeding spot and time for residents to give food to animals.
The Rules read, “The feeding spots shall be far from children play areas, entry and exit points, staircases, and should be in an area which is the least frequented by children and senior citizens. RWAs or AOAs should designate feeding times depending on the movement of children and senior citizens.”
