Sarthak Kanjilal
Port Blair, Dec 03: Shortage of medicines for pet animals in the lone Veterinary Hospital in the city has left animal-lovers in distress. The head count of pet animals in the city is going up constantly; but pet owners are enraged over the inefficiency of the Veterinary Hospital in treating the animals.
Speaking to Andaman Sheekha, a number of animal lovers said that every time they approach the Veterinary Hospital at Goal Ghar for treating their pets they are handed out the response that the hospital doesn’t have medicines for treatment.
“Amid such situation in the Veterinary Hospital, pet animal owners are forced to purchase medicines from private shops at exorbitant rates. Even technicians remain unavailable at the hospital to attend to sick pet animals. To add to the woes, majority of the equipments in the Veterinary Hospital have been left defunct. The Veterinary Hospital at Goal Ghar is crucial for thousands of pet owners in the city and the administration should ensure adequate stock of medicines, technicians and equipments in the hospital,” lamented several pet owners.
Responding to the concern, the Director, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Dr S Shiv Kumar said that the Department mainly focuses on farm animals. However, in the current tender process, the Department will try to ensure procurement of adequate medicines for pet animals, he assured.
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