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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
TopicStray dogs

Topic: stray dogs

ThePrint photos of the week: Floods in Punjab & the swollen Yamuna

In PhotosOfTheWeek we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists, video journalists and reporters this past week.

Noida Authority holds meet on stray dogs—RWAs to notify about unsterilised dogs with photos, survey soon

This comes days after Supreme Court modified its contentious 11 August ruling and said community dogs are to be sterilised, vaccinated, and returned to their original territories.

Slapped, punched & threatened: Spate of attacks on stray dog feeders in Delhi-NCR post SC ruling

From Gurugram to Ghaziabad to Paschim Vihar, dog feeders have been assaulted, threatened. Activists say delay by MCD in creating feeding points is adding to misreading of SC order.

Dogs built human civilisation. Calling them a menace now is betrayal

Human civilisation began with wolves by our side. Dogs were never supposed to be stray.

Stray dogs to SIR voter lists, solution lies in tradeoffs

American thinker Thomas Sowell got it right, and it is time India's politicians and social activists realised that “solutions” lie in the spaces between two extremes.

Skull & bones, stray dogs’ ‘shrieks’. A midnight protest puts uneasy spotlight on Rohini ABC centre

After photos & videos purportedly pointing to cruelty against stray dogs inside the Rohini centre spread like wildfire on WhatsApp groups, animal lovers rushed to the spot, demanding answers.

Animal activists on SC stray dogs order—‘MCD should involve local caregivers in deciding feeding points’

They added that MCD should show ‘the same level of excitement’ in building dedicated feeding spaces as they showed for catching stray dogs and putting them in shelters.

MCD starts identifying feeding zones after SC stray dogs order, plans shelters & mass sterilisation

MCD Standing Committee Chairperson Satya Sharma chaired a meeting with officials to review the stray dog situation and chalk out an action plan in line with the court's orders.

MCD kicks off 3-phase plan to implement SC’s stray dogs order, targets ‘ferocious’ ones in 1st phase

First phase is ongoing, says veterinary services deputy director SK Yadav. This comes even as larger Supreme Court bench has reserved order on pleas challenging 11 August ruling.

Doctors write to CJI urging stay on SC stray dog order, warn against ‘zoonosis’ in overcrowded shelters

More than 10 letters & testimonials from doctors & vets, accessed by ThePrint, lay out the health challenges of locking up stray dogs in shelters, both for animals and humans.

On Camera

A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.