Kochi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a landmark judgement on controlling stray dogs across the country, the Hindu reported.
The court directed fencing of public places to prevent the entry of stray dogs.
The court entrusted local self-government institutions to pick up stray dogs from such institutions/areas, and shift them to designated dog shelters after vaccination and sterilisation in accordance with the Animal Birth Control Rules.
The Court further ordered that the captured stray dogs picked must not be released in the same spot from where they were picked up.
The Supreme Court hearing comes amid suo motu proceedings to evolve a national policy on stray dog management and to ensure effective implementation of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023. F
The Apex Court gave the verdict due to the “alarming rise” in dog-bite incidents across the country.
It may be recalled that the court had taken serious note of government employees feeding stray dogs within office premises and observed that such conduct violated its earlier directions mandating the establishment of designated feeding zones for canines. The observations were made during the court’s ongoing suo motu proceedings to evolve a national policy on stray dog management.
SC verdict on stray dogs
