In an attempt to curb the increasing number of stray cats in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to conduct a sterilisation programme across Mumbai.
The process is being carried out under the Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme and has been approved by the Animal Welfare Board of India.
Earlier, the civic body had conducted a similar initiative by sterilising dogs across the city. BMC will begin the sterilisation process April 1 onwards and will spend ₹1 crore for the programme.
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Cats mate more often as compared to dogs, i.e. four times in a year. After which, the cats give birth to 2-5 kittens on average and thus, keeping that in consideration, Shiv Sena Corporator Anil Patankar demanded sterilisation of stray cats in Mumbai.
Meanwhile, the municipal corporation has allotted ₹1 crore for the programme which will consist of taking the cats under BMC's supervision, sterilising them and later releasing them safely.
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