New Delhi: An imported dog from Australia transported by an international airline has been caught in a procedural tangle and left stranded at the Indira Gandhi International airport (IGIA) in New Delhi for over a month.
The canine of 'Greyhound' breed is awaiting a mandatory 'no objection certificate' from the Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) under the department of animal husbandry dairying & fisheries of the ministry of agriculture for its release.
According to a Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) official, the dog is in fine health and shows no signs of languishing. The dog had been cruelly abandoned by its owner shortly after it landed at IGI Airport.
The official said the dog was brought from Australia by Malaysia Airlines to be handed over to a person in New Delhi.
The official, who requested anonymity, said that a letter has been sent to the airlines for bringing the animal without the NoC and violating norms.
However, he did not give the details of the sender from Australia and the receiver in India.
Efforts to reach Malaysian Airlines proved futile. When contacted, Dheeraj Wadhwa, terminal manager for the airlines at Delhi Airport, also did not give any comment.
As per norms, a NOC has to be taken by a person from AQCS prior to the animal's import besides veterinary certificate and vaccination record of the pet has to be produced on arrival.
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