The model byelaws adopted by the societies clearly state what is the
definition of a family and the said definition does not include dogs as members
of a family.
The question is do the society members get affected due to
the dogs?
In a number of societies the lifts are fully sealed capsules
.After the dogs use the lifts the lifts start stinking and in a number of cases
and then the doors have to kept open for some time for the odour to disappear.
A number of members are also
afraid of dogs and hence refuse to travel with unmuzzled and unleased dogs and
thus the lift had to be re run due to them..Dogs also mess up in the lifts and
then each dog owner will say that it is not their dog who has messed up .Human
beings who are not animals then have to clean the lift and have to be paid
substantially as the job will have to be done on an urgent basis as the lift
has to be used immediately,moreover the place also has be sprayed with some
room freshner.
Do we allow our family members to mess up in the building
premises and surroundings?Why aren’t dogs trained to use the toilets? Do dog
owners feel dirty of dogs that they do not allow them to use their toilets? If
dog owners feel dirty of their pets and hence do not allow them to use their
toilets then would it not be justified for non dog owners to also feel dirty of
them?
Imagine a situation if 50% of the members of a society start
keeping pets.What would happen if people in societies who love pets start
keeping chickens,goats and pigs as pets? Imagine the noise pollution when one
dog starts barking followed by another and then another .When the last dog
finishes barking the first dog will start and the cycle will go on and on.
What about the sicknesses being transmitted from animals to
human beings?
While the municipal corporation while granting a dog license
states that the dog has to be leashed while it is being taken out.Yet how many
persons leash their dogs? There is a rule whereby the municipal corporation can
fine the dog owner if the dog is caught defecating on the road yet the rule is
never implemented.
What happens if a dog attacks someone in a society lift? Even
if the dog is leashed and muzzled the dog can still attack a person by means of
his claws.The person who is attacked can file a case against the dog owner and
the Chairman and Secretary of the Society as they are primarily responsible for
the working of a society.When an accident takes place it is the Chairman and
Secretary who are considered as landlords of the building by the police and
hence are made accused and then have to be arrested and face trial.Why should
they be made responsible?
If such is the case why should the society not take
precautions in the interests of members of the society?
NEWS » STATES » TAMIL NADU
CHENNAI, December 30, 2009
Keeping dogs not a matter of right: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has ruled that
those living in residential areas are not entitled to keep dogs or other pets
as a matter of right.
The direction came as the court
dismissed a review petiton by D. Vikram, a resident of Coimbatore
“It has been established in the
present case that the barking and howling of the dogs has caused inconvenience
and annoyance to the complainants,” Justice S. Tamilvanan said.
At least three residents had
complained to Sub-divisional Magistrate/Revenue District Officer that Mr.
Vikram’s dogs, about 30 in number, kept barking and howling at nights, besides
emitting a foul smell.
Mr. Vikram argued that the Coimbatore
The Judge, in his order passed last
week, pointed out that it was the duty of the respective district authorities
and municipal administration to regulate and remove the “nuisance” in public
interest.
The neighbours in their complaint
claimed that the dog owner was violating the Coimbatore City Municipal
Corporation Act.
