navi mumbai the civic body along with navi mumbai animal protection cell nmapc will soon distribute 5000 pamphlets to urge pet owners to clean up public places where their pets defecate the drive scoop your pets poop will be launched at vashi mini seashore and palm beach road we recently had a meeting with navi mumbai municipal corporation nmmc officials on various animal related issues where it was decided to start this campaign as there were many cases of animal littering in public parks we will talk to pet owners that it is important to clean up their pets poop to keep the city clean said nmapc convenor jaspal singh naol a fivemember civic team has given the go ahead for this social awareness drive this rule on pet littering is currently not there in navi mumbai but it may soon be implemented based on citizens views and opinions about this campaign said a civic official however another nmapc member renu rai is against the drive we are not living in america where there are no stray dogs and such a rule can be enforced here there are far more serious animal cruelty issues that have to be dealt with immediately almost every other day i hear from animal feeders that stray dogs are either going missing from localities or are being killed this is illegal which the civic authorities must address and not picking your pets poop said rai naol said they want to work with the authorities on various animalrelated issues including cruelty and sterilization of strays but there is nothing wrong in starting this social campaign he added