Chandigarh, July 17 -- With the animals from the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Sector 38-West, Chandigarh-the only government-run veterinary shelter in the UT-getting temporary shifted to Raipur Kalan Animal Birth Control (ABC) Centre, official data from the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) shows a sharp drop in dog mortality from May this year. According to records, the number of dog deaths has nearly halved following the relocation, raising questions on the conditions at the SPCA facility.

On April 30 this year, the animals were temporarily shifted to Raipur Kalan after the UT administration and the civic body started renovating the SPCA facility. However, MC's official data revealed that while 192 dogs di...