Stray dogs case: Supreme Court asks, 'don't chickens, goats have lives?'

The Supreme Court continued hearing a batch of petitions related to the stray dog issue.

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On Wednesday, the court examined competing claims from petitioners representing victims of dog attacks, animal welfare organisations, and authorities.

During the proceedings, the Bench reportedly questioned why arguments were focused solely on dogs, asking, "What about other animal lives? What about chickens and goats? Don't they have lives?"

The matter has been under national scrutiny since last year, when a bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan directed Delhi's municipal authorities to round up and shelter stray dogs. That order had triggered widespread protests from animal rights groups, who warned against indiscriminate removal of strays.