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Supreme Court order on street dogs sets a risky precedent of bypassing an existing law

November 18, 2025 5:40 pm

The order deviates from the ABC Rules only because they have not been implemented effectively. The sobering reality is that laws in our country are often imperfectly implemented. That cannot be a legal reason to disregard their existence

For a country that believes in non-violence, SC order on stray dogs should be unacceptable

November 11, 2025 1:18 pm

If everyday officials, ward officers, veterinary inspectors, panchayat staff, transport cops are trained to see animals as subjects whose suffering matters, then they are being trained, daily, to see weak lives as worthy of care. That is precisely the muscle we need to protect pavement dwellers, migrants, and forest-dependent communities

Dog bites and rabies cases have been going down. Why is the panic around street dogs on the rise?

October 02, 2025 11:08 pm

What is needed are serious, focused efforts to address current concerns at their roots. Apart from strengthening human PEP systems, this requires ‘smart caregiving’ practices

Supreme Court's latest order on street dogs is balanced and compassionate, but it still does not address all concerns

August 29, 2025 12:44 pm

For example, what is the definition of the term ‘aggressive dog’? This term has not been defined by the legislature or the courts

Supreme Court’s order on stray dogs in Delhi is good for everyone — people and dogs

August 12, 2025 5:12 pm

Permanently removing strays isn’t cruelty but a crucial step toward upholding the fundamental rights of 1.4 billion people and preventing the unnecessary suffering of stray dogs

Dear Supreme Court, we owe street dogs dignity, not exile

August 12, 2025 12:06 pm

The law is meant to protect the vulnerable. There is no creature more deserving of that protection than one who has given us loyalty without ever asking for anything in return

Supreme Court on stray dogs: Here’s what you need to know

July 17, 2025 6:08 pm

The Bench did not issue any direction asking the appellant to feed stray dogs at home. The judges also did not say anything about the Animal Birth Control Rules -- the only humane and effective way of controlling the population of stray dogs

‘Paw’sitive changes: Are more workplaces becoming pet and stray-friendly?

June 11, 2025 2:19 pm

From golden retrievers to indie strays and sleepy cats to curious pups, more Indian offices are opening their doors, and hearts, to furry companions.

In a first, shelter for street dogs to come up near Karnataka Vidhana Soudha

February 04, 2025 7:56 pm

Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti says streets dogs will be taken care of inside the Vidhana Soudha complex for the first time in its history.

Now microchips will be installed in street dogs to track bites, sterilisation in Chandigarh

July 09, 2024 9:52 am

Chandigarh Mayor Kuldeep Kumar while speaking to The Indian Express said that microchips will help the authorities in tracking the street dogs and give the entire data whenever these animals will bite any resident

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