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Maneka Gandhi on Supreme Court Order on Stray Dogs: ‘Judgment by Someone Who Is Angry’
DELHI-NCR, AUG 12 – The Supreme Court cited rising rabies cases and ordered shelters for 5,000 stray dogs, but activists warn this conflicts with existing animal birth control laws and risks public health setbacks.
- On August 11, 2025, the Supreme Court ordered civic bodies in Delhi-NCR to clear all stray dogs from public areas within eight weeks and relocate them to designated shelters.
- This order responded to an 'extremely grim' rabies situation due to dog bites, especially affecting children, despite opposition citing conflicts with established animal control rules.
- The court mandated shelters with adequate staff to sterilise, immunise, and care for dogs but critics warned of missing infrastructure and the order contradicting humane in-situ management models.
- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the Supreme Court’s order to remove all stray dogs from Delhi-NCR, describing it as a regression from long-established, compassionate, and scientifically informed approaches. He emphasized that indiscriminate removals lack empathy and fail to address the issue thoughtfully.
- Activists and leaders, including Maneka Gandhi, highlighted significant difficulties related to logistics, funding, and community response, projecting expenses near ₹15,000 crore and warning of possible confrontations on the streets due to insufficient shelter availability.
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‘When Paris removed stray dogs’: What happened in the French capital in the 1880s?
The Supreme Court’s order to remove stray dogs from the streets of Delhi and NCR has sparked major outrage in the country. BJP leader and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi has called the directive ‘impractical’ and claimed that when Paris got rid of its strays in the 1880s, it had to face a rodent problem. Here’s what happened
‘I will look into this’: CJI Gavai on SC's stray dog removal order for Delhi-NCR
A two-judge bench of the apex court, on Monday, had ordered that all stray dogs be shifted from residential areas to shelters in response to what it described as the “extremely grim” rise in dog bite and rabies cases.
'Blanket removals are cruel': Rahul Gandhi slams SC stray-dog directive in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi: Amid a raging debate over a Supreme Court directive to remove stray dogs from Delhi, several leaders on Tuesday questioned the order, with Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Raul Gandhi calling it a “step back from decades of humane, science-backed policy”. Among those who criticised the SC’s Monday directive were Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Varun Gandhi and TMC MP Saket Gokhale, who wrote to the Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai, appealing …
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