Stray Dogs

22 Aug

SC Revises Stray Dog Directions, Calls for Humane Yet Regulated Approach

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday revised its earlier ruling on the management of stray dogs, bringing sweeping changes to its August 11 order that had prohibited the release of captured dogs in Delhi-NCR.A three-judge bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath, with Justices Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria, clarified that strays caught by civic authorities must be sterilised, vaccinated, dewormed, and then released back into the same locality. However, dogs infected with rabies, suspected rabies, or showing aggressive behaviour will not be returned to the streets. Instead, they will be kept in shelters or dog pounds after receiving treatment.The…

14 Aug

‘Govt Does Nothing’, Says Supreme Court On Stray Dogs Issue in Delhi, Reserves Order on August 11 Directions

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): The Supreme Court has questioned why stray dogs were being taken off the streets in certain parts of Delhi even before its August 11 order directing their relocation to shelter homes was made public. A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Justice N.V. Anjaria heard multiple petitions challenging the two-judge bench order that had triggered widespread outrage among animal rights advocates. That earlier order, passed by Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan, had instructed authorities to remove stray dogs from residential neighbourhoods across the National Capital Region and house them in shelters. During…