vadodara after nearly a yearandahalf the vadodara municipal corporation vmc is likely to resume sterilization of stray dogs under the animal birth control abc scheme the civic body has identified two nongovernment organizations ngo for the process the vmc had stopped the abc scheme in april last year as it was not bearing desired results the civic body had decided to get a survey of dogs in the city first to estimate their count and then take steps towards controlling their population the survey by humane society international on the dog count had estimated that 44018 stray dogs existed in the city after the report the civic body decided to invite bids for sterilization of dogs in the city to control their population the civic body has zeroed down upon vadodara society for prevention of cruelty to animals vspca and hyderabadbased vet society for animal welfare and rural development vsawrd for conducting the abc scheme in the city tnn the vmc will be providing these ngos working space at the cattle shed at khatamba on the outskirts of the city the ngos will also be provided with an animal van operation theater and surgical table for conducting the operations