Reacting to the Supreme Court order about feeding stray dogs in dedicated areas and releasing them after sterilisation and immunisation, Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury on Friday said that she welcomes the order and hopes that the Court will ensure the proper implementation of the directive.
Actor-comedian Vir Das has welcomed the Supreme Court's modified order on stray dogs, which says that they must be released back into their neighbourhoods after sterilisation and vaccination, except those infected with rabies or showing aggressive behaviour.
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday welcomed Supreme Court's recent decision related to stray dogs in Delhi NCR and called it a "step toward balancing animal welfare."
He stated that he had implemented the Supreme Court's order, noting that the dog lovers had requested the dogs be sterilised and then left. Raja Iqbal Singh pointed out that the aggressive dogs should be kept and treated.
The Supreme Court on Friday modified its August 11 order which had directed rounding up of all stray dogs in the Delhi-NCR and prohibited their release from dog shelters, and said now the stray dogs will be released back to the same area after sterilisation and immunisation.
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.
Following the Supreme Court's revised order on stray dogs, Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday took a dig at the BJP, stating that the rally of dog lovers was getting more support than the party's rally.
The Supreme Court on Friday revised its earlier August 11 order on stray and ordered their release following sterilisation and immunisation. Animal lovers and shelter home owners, who had been protesting against the court's previous directive, welcomed the decision and called it a "big relie
"Stray dogs will be released back to the same area after sterilisation and immunisation, except those infected with rabies or exhibiting aggressive behaviour," the court ordered.
"Both FIRs... represent a version and counter-version of the dispute. The disagreement escalated during a routine dog-walk... Truly, a case that redefines 'for the love of dogs!!'," the High Court remarked in a lighter vein.