During the stray dogs case hearing Thursday, the top court was also informed of steps taken by the states and UTs in the last year to manage the population of stray dogs.
Advocate Poulomi Pavini Shukla told the Supreme Court that homeless children would be ‘orphaned twice’ if stray dogs were removed. She says the case should not be framed as ‘dogs vs children’.
Three-judge Supreme Court bench told Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules provide comprehensive framework but municipal authorities routinely default on duties.
Animal rights activists voice their concerns at a discussion on India’s Animal Birth Control rules organised by the Compassionate Citizens of India at the Press Club of India.
A 10-city empirical study by the think tank Esya Centre shows most street dogs in India are not aggressive and that the majority of residents value them.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On 29 May 1951, Jawaharlal Nehru defended adding 'reasonable restrictions' to Article 19, arguing that free speech must be balanced with national security and unity.
On bilateral ties, Admiral Paparo said India-US ties have an exponential effect on deterrence, because it demonstrates a unity of purpose among us to maintain the peace.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
Yeah right, and if you check these animal lovers eating habits, most of them will be non vegetarians. Such hypocrysy.