The Supreme Court of India said that Delhi’s stray dogs will not be sent to shelters

The Supreme Court of India has changed its previous order asking the authorities to Delhi and its suburbs to move all stray dogs in shelters in the midst of generalized demonstrations of animal protection groups.

The bench of three judges said that errors should be released after being vaccinated and sterilized, but added that dogs with rabies or aggressive behavior should be immune and kept in shelters.

The court has also prohibited the food of stray dogs in public spaces and has ordered the establishment of dedicated areas for this purpose.

On August 11, a bench of two judges expressed his concern about the “threat of dog bites leading to rage” in Delhi and his suburbs.

Delhi’s stray dogs are estimated at a million, the suburbs of Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram also seeing an increase, according to municipal sources.

India has millions of stray dogs and the country represents 36% of deaths related to rabies worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.

To cope with the dog’s threat, on August 11, the Supreme Court ordered the authorities of the capital and its suburbs to bring together all stray dogs and put them in shelters.

He ordered the authorities to build shelters to host these dogs in eight weeks.

The ordinance went against the existing rules according to which stray dogs should be released on their original site after being sterilized in shelters, arousing strong demonstrations and legal challenges of several animal protection groups.

They called for more human solutions such as vaccination and sterilization and warned that putting all errors in shelters would cause problems such as overcrowding and slaughter.

After the counterou, the Supreme Court set up a bench of three judges to hear the protest.

In Friday’s decision, the court suspended the previous order to bring together all the wanders, declaring that non -aggressive and non -infected dogs could be released on their capture site after being vaccinated and sterilized.

The court also said that animal lovers could apply to municipal companies to adopt wanders, but that these dogs should not be returned to the street.

The court added that measures would be taken against persons judged to nourish wandering dogs in public areas and warned animal protection groups against interfere with its orders.

The Supreme Court also said that it would formulate a national policy around stray dogs after hearing similar affairs in different states.