Delhi-NCR streets should be free from stray dogs: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday took a stern view of the stray dog menace and ordered the Delhi-NCR to start removing stray dogs from all localities within eight weeks and house them in dedicated dog shelters to be set up by civic authorities. 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.It also ordered contempt proceedings against any individual or organisation that attempts to obstruct the authorities from carrying out the capture drive, “If any individual or organisation comes in the way of picking stray dogs or rounding them up

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we will proceed to take action against any such resistance,” said Justice Pardiwala.The apex court also directed the states and municipal authorities to create dog shelters with sufficient staff to sterilise and immunise them.”NCT Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad, MCD, NMDC shall start picking up stray dogs from all localities, particularly from more vulnerable localities. It is for the authorities to look into and if they have to create a force, do it at the earliest, However, this should be the first and foremost exercise to make all localities free of stray dogs. There should not be any compromise in undertaki