Adoption of Revised ABC Module as Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) dated 11.08.2025

The Animal Welfare Board of India issued a circular directing that the revised Animal Birth Control (ABC) module dated 11 Aug 2025 be adopted as the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Animal Birth Control programmes. The circular applies to all entities that implement Animal Birth Control activities and requires them to follow the updated module as the official procedure. In practice this means municipal bodies, state animal welfare organisations and other agencies carrying out stray dog or community dog sterilisation must use the new guidelines when planning and executing operations. The document is identified as the Adoption of Revised Animal Birth Control Module as Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) dated 11.08.2025. A Standard Operating Procedure is a set of detailed written instructions to ensure consistent and correct performance of a task.