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.
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.
Man is the largest predator. Man has caused so many species to be added to the endangered list. What is the solution to that?? Why don’t we have a law to incarcerate all who have actually caused all these species to be endangered, requiring conservation. We have eaten up habitats and forests, hunted and depleted and now have the audacity to blame the dogs???
Man is the largest predator. Man has caused so many species to be added to the endangered list. What is the solution to that?? Why don’t we have a law to incarcerate all who have actually caused all these species to be endangered, requiring conservation. We have eaten up habitats and forests, hunted and depleted and now have the audacity to blame the dogs???
How much lower do we need to fall??