Animal Welfare Board instructs Hosur Corporation to halt sterilisation surgeries
The Animal Welfare Board has ordered the suspension of sterilization surgeries at a Hosur Corporation center following reports of a botched procedure on a dog. An investigation revealed poor surgical standards and mismanagement at the facility operated by an NGO.
Why it matters
This incident highlights critical lapses in animal welfare oversight and the need for stricter accountability in public-private partnership health programs.
The Animal Welfare Board has instructed the Hosur Corporation to halt sterilisation surgeries in the light of The Hindu ’s report on the botched surgery on a female dog .
The female dog that was released on August 13 by the Animal Birth Control (ABC) centre after sterilisation was found with an eviscerated abdomen the following morning. The dog was spotted by a caregiver and taken to the Government polyclinic, where it was sutured up.
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