India's Supreme Court ordered removal of stray dogs from the National Capital Region after a rise in bite cases and mandated sterilisation. The initial order required relocation of dogs into shelters with no release back into public spaces. Animal welfare advocates raised concerns about infrastructure, resources and potential harms from mass removal. A larger bench later amended the order to allow municipal authorities to return most sterilised and vaccinated dogs to the neighbourhoods they were picked up from. The court interventions have sparked a national debate about stray dog numbers, public health risks and effective management strategies.
India's top court has ordered the sterilisation of all stray dogs in the capital after an increase in bite cases. But the ruling has prompted broader debate: Does India even know how many strays it has? India's Supreme Court in early August issued a dramatic order calling for the removal of all stray dogs from the streets of the national capital, prompting outrage from animal rights activists.
Days later, the country's top court amended that order after a larger bench of judges looked at the case, effectively allowing municipal authorities to return most strays to the neighbourhoods they were picked up from after being sterilised and vaccinated.
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