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.
New Delhi [India], July 31: Mumbai's streets are home to nearly 91,000 community animals, according to a 2024 study by Humane Society International/India (HSI/India) and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). While sterilisation drives have reduced the stray dog population by over 4,4
The Israel Police reported that, according to an initial investigation, in the last hour a woman in her 50s who was sitting in the women's section at the Western Wall Plaza reported that she suddenly heard a loud noise in her ear and was wounded, apparently as a result of stray gunfire.
The Supreme Court initiated suo motu proceedings on Monday in response to a media report on the growing menace of stray dog attacks, which are leading to an increase in rabies cases.
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.
It wasn't a senior officer or yoga expert but a stray dog, trained by NDRF personnel over two years, that captured hearts by flawlessly mirroring yoga asanas alongside 55 human practitioners.