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look at the actual process to obtaining parents who are getting their pets

FOR A FIRST TIME one. By and large the documents registered for the first time, but the
REGISTRATION THERE IS that are required by pet parents is a pet may be an older one for e.g. 5 or 8
proof of address of the pet parent in years of age, there is nothing to worry
USUALLY A ‘FIRST TIME
the form of an Aadhaar Card, which about, as you can still go in and get
REGISTRATION’ FEE IN
is compulsory on most forms with your pet license. The only difference
ADDITION TO THE ACTUAL the additional and optional inclusion will be that you would have to pay the
DOG LICENCE FEE, WHICH of a PAN card, Driver’s Licence, and pet licence fee in accordance with
USUALLY RANGES FROM Voter ID. Passport size photos of the your pet’s age. So if the dog was 5
INR 75 TO INR 200 A YEAR dog, animal’s age and date of birth, years old, you would pay the licence
DEPENDING ON THE CITY breed, colour, gender, identifi cation fee multiplied by 5 for previous years.
marks, veterinary doctors’ name, After this you would be on a regular
OF REGISTRATION. THE
and vaccination certifi cates against cycle for yearly renewal.
PET LICENCE FEE ALSO
both Rabies and Leptospirosis are
HAS TO BE RENEWED also required. Most application For pet parents who do not want to
YEARLY TO ENSURE forms across cities will either ask get into the process of dealing with
THAT PETS ARE KEEPING for all of these documents or a part state authorities, we at PetKonnect
HEALTHY AND REMAIN of them. Once the documents are have made this process very simple
in place, individuals can visit local for you. Log onto our app or website
VACCINATED.
city government authority websites

or physical offi ces to fill out their http://www.petkonnect.com/ to
Under sections 428 and 429 of the applications to receive their dog follow some easy steps and get
Indian Penal Code and the Cruelty licenses. The cost of a pet license your pet licence from the comfort of
to Animals Act of 1960, it is illegal to varies among different states. For your home, while we handle all the

ban or bar dogs with licenses in such a first time registration there is backend work for you!

places. Interesting fact! Right? As usually a ‘first time registration’ fee
long as you have that licence, there in addition to the actual dog licence * Author is the Founder of PetKonnect, India’s most
will no longer be a cause for baseless fee, which usually ranges from INR comprehensive pet and animal services’ portal.
arguments with diffi cult neighbours 75 to INR 200 a year depending on the The venture is Devanshi’s ode to her late Havanese
dog, Hazel. After losing Hazel to an unfortunate
or colony guards. city of registration. The pet licence medical crisis of blood loss, she became aware of
fee also has to be renewed yearly to the pet-care gaps in India. She envisions assisting
These are some of the major benefi ts ensure that pets are keeping healthy pet parents in healthy parenting habits with
the focus on pet inclusion and all-round care in
of getting a pet licence, and now let’s and remain vaccinated. For pet society for animals.

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