Saturday, 24 July 2010 14:49

Medellin leads the control of this problem. So says the council 'animal' Alvaro Munera on the eve of the celebration, which takes place this Sunday all over the world and that the city could be one of the last of that type. The Environment Secretary, Patricia Giraldo Lida, you bet it. "Through a joint effort between citizenship Mayor, Council and universities are taking steps to reach that situation," the official explained. And is that Medellin is a special case not only in Colombia but in Latin America. "In the city there are only 1,500 to 2,000 abandoned dogs in the street and in recent years has not had to kill anyone.

This is impressive when compared with cities like Bogota, where each year 90 000 and 20 000 are killed or Cali, where 7000 are killed by the authorities and there are almost 30 thousand in the streets, "Munera said.


The key would be in the sterilization process is done continuously through a mobile unit with two operating rooms available to the Municipal Administration for this purpose.



Besides those animals that are sterilized are then taken to one of animal welfare centers and there they were looking for a home through adoption, an initiative which is becoming stronger in the city.
Only in the welfare center of La Perla, are given up for adoption each month about 60 dogs and cats that were once streets.



In addition to further this strategy is expected in the coming months adoption install permanent posts in the North Park and Aeroparque Juan Pablo II.


The chip now opens the way


Today may be approved in first debate in the Council's initiative to all the city dogs have a chip that can be identified in case of loss of the animal. In strata 4, 5 and 6 the device would cost that would vary the 20 thousand dollars, while for 1, 2 and 3, would be subsidized for all citizens to register their pets at an affordable cost.



JUAN DIEGO URREA U.