aurangabad animal rights activists have written a letter to aurangabad municipal corporation amc to register their strong objection to dog vans of the local civic body allegedly relocating dogs including pets united under apla a ngo working for the welfare of dogs activists highlighted that such relocations violated rules laid down by the animal welfare board of india awbi it is illegal to relocate any stray or pet dog under enabling provisions of the prevention of cruelty to animals act 1960 we have come across complaints where dog vans relocated the dogs and even took money in some cases apla founder berryl sanchis said in a letter addressed to amc chief apla has highlighted latest incident in which money was allegedly sought from a resident for the release of his own pet dog that was relocated the dog vans play an important role in the welfare of street dogs and the community as a whole however some workers of these vans are spoiling the reputation of amc we request top officials to please put an end to relocation of any dog sanchis said when contacted amc veterinary officer shaikh shahed nizam said squads of dog vans would be instructed against relocating any dog any staffer found violating the rules would be subjected to strict action he said the local civic body has three vans which should ideally get hold of stray dogs and release them after performing animal birth control measures on these canines before releasing them at the same place