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Chennai Corporation officers mentioned many of the canine homeowners haven’t obtained a pet licence and the civic physique will take measures to expedite the method of pet licensing for higher regulation | Photo Credit: File
Federation of OMR Residents’ Association’s (FOMRRA) Human-Animal Conflict Group mentioned many residents who’ve already obtained pet licences had been unable to log in. FOMRRA flagged the problem on X, claiming that assist was not accessible for customers. FOMRRA co-founder Harsha Koda mentioned: “The transfer to make pet licensing obligatory is welcome, however the rollout leaves a lot to be desired.”
Pointing to points reported by residents on social media, he mentioned: “The GCC portal is plagued with technical points that hinder compliance. In explicit, login, renewal, and including new licenses are problem-ridden: the system refuses the PIN it helped customers arrange final 12 months and calls for a password as a substitute.”
The ‘forgot password’ choice is ineffective, producing solely an error message. There are not any accessible choices for help or troubleshooting, leaving customers with out assist to resolve these points, he mentioned.
“The concern could be very easy. The use of expertise to trace pet animals is a superb concept. But the proof of the pudding is in baking it proper. If they will’t make the web site work, or make life tougher for individuals who complied final time round… then they’ve to verify they don’t impose any deadlines on residents. Also with greater than 50% of OMR coming outdoors metropolis limits the residents of hundreds of flats are questioning find out how to register non GCC pets. The panchayats in these areas don’t have any clue,” he mentioned.
Ward 88 councillor G.V. Nagavalli mentioned residents have requested the civic physique to share dependable details about acquiring pet licence via battery operated automobiles that go to every neighbourhood.
Federation of Thoraipakkam Residents Welfare Associations president A. Francis mentioned new registration of pet animals was not a difficulty and he was capable of perform a brand new registration of his pet on-line. “There isn’t any readability. Residents need higher readability because the deadline has been set,” he mentioned.
Animal welfare activist Jayanth Prakash mentioned there was lack of expertise among the many individuals and there have been some technical difficulties registering their pets on-line. “GCC should present pet ambulance or transportation amenities for the pet homeowners who’re unable to make use of a public transportation. GCC should first present zone clever consciousness to public in regards to the significance of registering their pets and clarify the necessity and advantages. There are many unlawful boarding shelter throughout town for canine and cats and GCC should first impose a nice on the people who run these unlawful shelters and shut them down first,” he mentioned. “In Tamil Nadu rabies deaths had been 43 throughout 2024 and 25 deaths until September 2025. These are solely registered circumstances. There might be many unregistered circumstances. I believe GCC should first confirm the effectiveness of anti rabies vaccination finished within the metropolis. Recently, a 47-year-old man died of rabies in Chennai regardless of administering a full rabies vaccination course. Many ARV vaccinated canine in Chennai metropolis have died of rabies which questions the efficacy of those vaccines and the way they’re saved. So having these many issues, imposing fines on pet homeowners who haven’t registered and microchipped their pets will not be a precedence,” he mentioned.
Chennai Corporation officers mentioned many of the canine homeowners haven’t obtained a pet licence and the civic physique will take measures to expedite the method of pet licensing for higher regulation.
Published – November 05, 2025 05:30 am IST
