Delhi Municipal Corporation mayor Raja Iqbal Singh expressed happiness over the Supreme Court's order on the issue, stating that they will try to implement it within the next six weeks.
Earlier today, a bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said that all localities should be made free of stray dogs and there should not be any compromise. It also made it clear that no captured animal will be released back on the streets.
Dr Mini Aravindan, Senior Director of Veterinary Affairs, PETA India, said that the move by the authorities will do nothing to curb the dog population.
It also ordered contempt proceedings against any individual or organisation that attempts to obstruct the authorities from carrying out the capture drive.
A pack of dogs attacked an 8-month pregnant woman and her baby in Bhagirath Nagar, Tumkur City. Last night, more than 10 dogs attacked her while she was riding a two-wheeler. Kavya and her five-year-old son, Samit, were injured in the attack. Kavya and Samit, who lost control of their two-wh
In a post on social media X, the party stated that the Congress party had been looting Karnataka "day in and day out" without a "shred of shame", further stating that the party had done nothing for the state's development.
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is set to roll out a daily feeding programme for stray dogs, under which around 5,000 dogs will receive chicken rice and non-vegetarian meals each day.
The Chief Secretary of Delhi has been requested to convene a meeting with stakeholders, including the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), to devise a policy for the relocation and rehabilitation of stray dogs.
As many as 14 people, including 13 children, were admitted to a hospital after being bitten by stray dogs in separate incidents in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa on Sunday, a health official said on Monday.
Congress leader and MP Karti Chidambaram met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his Parliament House office on Friday, highlighting the growing health and safety concerns posed by stray dogs in the country.
Taking serious note of the rising incidents of stray dog attacks on children, Kanwardeep Singh, Chairman of the Punjab State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, has directed the Local Government and Rural Development Departments to conduct a census of stray dogs in all cities.