Bangalore: 15 months, Rs. 2.35 crore and Bangalore’s first pet crematorium near Sumanahalli on Magadi Road is ready. Bangalore is the third city after New Delhi and Mumbai to have a pet crematorium. It has a capacity of 20 animals per day.
The crematorium starts operations in November. It is learn that that the crematorium has two incinerators, one for small pets like cats and dogs and a bigger one for large livestock. For the religiously inclined, the crematorium will offer a facility for rituals to be done to dispose of a pet’s ashes.
Veterinary doctors will be stationed at the facility to conduct post-mortem on animals that die due to disease. The BBMP is yet to work out cremation costs but its officials say the fee would be less than Rs1,000, an official said.
Genesis:
BBMP commissioner M Lakshminarayana said, “The construction of a pet crematorium was undertaken after the High Court issued orders to the BBMP stating that it is an obligatory duty of the civic agency to treat dead animals in a proper manner. Keeping in mind the High Court’s direction we took up construction work and within due time the project has been completed.”
A PIL filed in the High Court of Karnataka for the ethical treatment of animals. The court had in 2008 ordered that the BBMP should come up with a crematorium for animals. Five years later, work has been completed.
Bangalore is already home to South India’s first pet cemetery. Run by People for Animals, it is located on a half-acre plot near Kengeri. However, as with cemeteries for humans, the need for more land prevents the establishment of new cemeteries.
