In a related directive, top court orders authorities to ensure the removal of cattle and other stray animals from highways and expressways across the country.
Days after 2 foreign coaches bitten, high drama at JLN as van full of stray dogs waited all day outside while activists accused admin of violating SC order by not letting the dogs back in.
A new UP rule says dogs that bite humans twice will be locked up for life, leading to a wave of jokes and memes. ‘Will such dogs be released on parole like Ram Rahim?’ joked one X user.
With larger Supreme Court bench set to hear stray dogs matter amid celebrations on one side & anger on the other, ThePrint digs deep into the burning issue at the centre of the debate.
Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, NV Anjaria to hear matter tomorrow. Earlier today, advocate Nanita Sharma pointed out recent SC order said canines can't be mistreated or killed indiscriminately.
Nationwide survey on animal bite burden & human rabies estimates 5,726 human rabies deaths annually, down 75% in 20 years, suggests steps to eliminate dog-mediated human rabies by 2030.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
The order is good one. Budgetary constraints apart, the direction is correct. We need many areas out of reach of the stary animals.