Bengaluru s municipal body says it is unauthorised and even illegal to charge maintenance fees for keeping pets inside housing projects; it is working on an updated pet policy for the registration of pets in the city.
Palike to prevent resident welfare associations from harassing dog-owners by making arbitrary rules that are against bylawsThe Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has come to the aid of the city.
A Bengaluru apartment, reportedly, asked its residents to pay a ‘pet maintenance fee’ for keeping their pet dogs at home. The order by the apartment received huge backlash on social media
The rule has left pet parents fuming with some calling it illegal and draconian, but the residents association members argued that the rules are resident friendly .