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Chief Justice assures to relook the stray dog order by Supreme Court
On Monday, the Supreme Court of India had ordered the shifting of all stray/street dogs from the cities of Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, and Ghaziabad to shelters.
According to News18, the Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan had called the situation “extremely grim."
They said, “Infants and young children should not at any cost fall prey to stray dog bites leading to rabies."
"We need to pick up round up with whatever means to ensure dog-free locality, and that's how children and the aged will feel safe," the bench stated.
They also stated that they will not hear any petitions by dog lovers or any other party. As per them, this order was in the public interest.
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HOPE FOR ANIMAL ACTIVISTS
Now, fresh reports coming in from NDTV suggest that after hearing an uproar from animal activists and dog lovers against the Supreme Court order, Chief Justice of India BR Gavai assured to relook the order.
He said,“I will look into this.”
WHY INDIA IS DIVIDED
The Supreme Court order to relocate the street dogs to shelters has sparked two major reactions:
Animal activists and dog lovers are against this order. According to them, the Government does not have enough funds to make shelter houses for more than 5,000 dogs and keep them there healthily. This move, according to them, is cruel.
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi also took to X (formerly Twitter) and said, “These voiceless souls are not “problems” to be erased.
The SC’s directive to remove all stray dogs from Delhi-NCR is a step back from decades of humane, science-backed policy.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 12, 2025
These voiceless souls are not “problems” to be erased.
Shelters, sterilisation, vaccination & community care can keep streets safe - without cruelty.
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Shelters, sterilisation, vaccination & community care can keep streets safe - without cruelty.”
Another group of people, particularly residents who are affected by the street dogs randomly biting and attacking young children and elderly people, have welcomed this order as something long overdue.
They argue that simply sterilizing the dogs and returning them to their street locations will not stop them from attacking and biting young children.
One activist wrote, “Dear stray dog lovers, if you are this upset with the SC decision to take the strays off the road, please take a few into your homes… feeding stale chapatis on the road does NOT make you an animal activist.”