Lucknow Municipal Corporation hands over Pitbull to its owner after his written consent

The owner has promised to take the Pitbull to a trainer daily and also take him to a behavioural specialist to assess its behavior.

The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has handed over the Pitbull, to its owner Amit Tripathi, whose mother was killed by the animal.

Amit Tripathi with his Pitbull (Deepak Gupta/ht)

The municipal corporation officials took the decision after Tripathi gave a written consent to take care of the animal.

“The owner has promised to take the Pitbull to a trainer daily and also take him to a behavioural specialist to assess its behavior. If found violating the conditions, the dog will be seized by the LMC again,” LMC officials said.

“The owner was approaching us daily with the request to handover the dog as the 14 day-period of keeping the dog under observation was over,” said Dr Arvind Rao, director animal welfare, LMC.

“We got the health status of the Pitbull checked at Jarhara Animal Birth Control Centre. After the advice of LMC trainers we have returned the dog to its owner with conditions and for a limited period of time. If the owner is found taking care of the dog as per directions, then he would be allowed to keep the Pitbull for a longer period. Initially, we have handed over the dog to him for the next 14 days.” said Dr Rao.

“LMC had received more than 20 applications for adoption of killer Pitbull. But we thought of giving it back to its owner instead of giving the dog to someone else,” he added.

Dr Abhinav Varma, chief veterinary officer LMC, said, “LMC team and trainers will keep on visiting the dog. LMC will ensure the dog is not used for commercial purposes like dog fighting or intimidating others. The LMC will also ensure that the dog is kept in a clean, spacious place and given a proper diet at a fixed time.”