panchkula unable to achieve much success in its pet registration drive due to staff crunch panchkula municipal council has decided to outsource the work to a private firm only 183 applications were received after the pet registration drive began in december 2010 a senior official of panchkula mc said they only have two clerks who also have to deal with house tax old age pension and everyday working of the council and this was hampering pet registrationexecutive officer of panchkula mc kk jain said they have already invited expression of interest from the interested ngos and private firms adding that a smooth registration process would mean better revenue for the civic body on december 15 2010 panchkula mc had set december 22 as the deadline for registration of pets the mc has already set rs 500 as fee for registering dogs the owners would have to produce a vaccination card of the pet at the time of registration then they will be handed a token for putting in the animals collar the council will enlist the help of government pet clinic sector 3 to check the authencity of the vaccination cards mc already has a contract with the pet clinic for sterilization of stray dogs on payment of rs 775rs 425 for operation and rs 350 for postoperative treatment as per the agreement officials hand over stray dogs to the hospital authorities for sterilization and the doctors punch the ear of the animal on completion of the procedure to prevent a repeat