The Supreme Court on Thursday clarified that it had not directed the removal of every dog from the streets, and the direction was to treat these stray canines according to the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the increasing number of dog bite incidents in the country and said that authorities have failed to implement the Animal Birth Control (ABC) rules.
The top court in its recent order instructed states to remove the stray dogs from the premises of hospitals, educational institutions, sports complexes, bus terminals, and railway stations in view of "alarming rise in dog bite incidents".
As senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who appeared in the stray dogs case, said that "inhuman" treatment was being meted out to them, a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said a video will be played in the next hearing, "asking you what is humanity".
In compliance with a recent Supreme Court directive, the Chhattisgarh Education Department on Saturday appointed nodal officers to report incidents involving stray dogs and cattle near school premises.
Animal rights activist & BJP leader Maneka Gandhi on Friday expressed shock and concern, saying there are not enough animal shelters to keep the strays after the Supreme Court's ruling on removing street dogs from all public institutions.
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Sunday urges the citizens to get their pet dogs registered in view of increasing dog bite incidents.