India, Sept. 17 -- New Delhi

The Delhi government issued guidelines for managing street dogs to civic agencies on Tuesday, directing them to engage only with animal welfare organisations recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) for carrying out animal birth control (ABC) programmes.

The guidelines specify that local authorities, namely the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), and the Delhi Cantonment Board, must engage recognised organisations, and ensure training of veterinarians, handlers, and para-veterinary staff of the organisations from ABC centres, jointly run by such bodies.

Animal activist Gauri Malekhi, who is also a special invitee member of the state ABC monitoring committe...