According to the sources, out of 78 government veterinary hospitals, 24 will be converted into vaccination centres. The Supreme Court has recognised the Lucknow ABC programme as India's national benchmark for humane and effective stray dog management.
Shukla said that the animal civil authorities, health experts, animal welfarists, and animal behaviourists should work together so that the ABC program can run smoothly.
Animal rights activist and BJP leader Maneka Gandhi welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling that stray dogs in Delhi-NCR should not be rounded up permanently.