Tag Archives: stray dog culling

The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh government and the Animal Welfare Board of India on a plea alleging that stray dogs were being killed in Sitapur district of the state as they had killed children. Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations sought a direction from the ...

The chairman and four members of the Attingal Municipality in Kerala today apologized in the Supreme Court for the killing of stray dogs despite apex court orders against culling. An apex court bench, headed by Justice Dipak Misra, also warned the chairman of a body called the “Stray Dogs Eradication ...

In a recent incident, a stray dog bit more than 8 people in sector 15, Chandigarh. The dog was captured and tested positive for rabies. This has invoked concern, fear and worry among the people of tricity regarding stray dogs. A recent debate was held by HT to figure out ...

“Stray dogs have a right to live.” On Tuesday, the Supreme Court rejected petition seeking to completely “destroy” stray dog, by claiming that it was not the solution because they also have the right to live. According to the justice bench Dipak Misra and R Banumathi observed that though culling of stray ...

Recently, 30 aggressive stray dogs were allegedly killed and buried under the leadership of Njarakkal grama panchayat vice-president A P Lalu and other 16 ward members in Kochi. The stray dogs that were considered violent and aggressive were targeted by the Njarakkal residents. A complaint was forwarded by Lalu to Stray Dog Eradication Group general secretary Sofiya ...

Petition says Kerala’s move violates an earlier order of the Supreme Court! In a recent hearing, the Supreme Court of India has agreed to consider the plea against mass culling of stray dogs in Kerala. The appeal is made by advocate Anupam Tripathi, and was presented in front of the ...