Vasundhara Anand and Kunaal Bose brave muck and methane fumes to feed chicken and rice to the hundreds of stray dogs living on Delhi's Ghazipur landfill. Sterilisation comes next.
There was a painful recalibration of dog-human relationships in 18th century Britain—any dog, except for the owned, leashed pet, lost its right to exist. They brought this mindset to India.
‘If the govt had done their job then I don’t think so many people would be here protesting,' said Madhu, who was at Delhi's Palika Bazaar to protest SC's Friday ruling.
Since 1982, the resident dogs of JLN Stadium have peacefully coexisted with athletes, spectators, and staff. There hasn’t been a single recorded bite in over four decades.
Delhi govt has come up with elaborate guidelines for stray dog population management, rabies eradication, and mitigating human-stray dog conflict, less than a month after SC order.
Compassion and cohabitation with animals are ingrained in the Indian value system. A humane solution must be found for the rising conflict between man and free-range animals.
Bench says any direction for impounding the stray dog population necessitated a look at the existing infrastructure and human resources available with municipal bodies.
Top court directs municipal authorities to create or identify designated feeding areas in each ward. Dogs infected with rabies or those showing aggressive behaviour not to be released.
In FY 2025-26, AoN for 55 proposals amounting to Rs 6.73 lakh cr has been accorded by DAC. Both the quantum of AoN given and capital contracts signed, so far, have been the highest in any FY.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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