In Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, voices of protest rose loud and clear on Friday as animal rights activists, welfare organisations, and concerned citizens gathered to oppose the Supreme Court’s recent order directing the removal of all stray dogs from Delhi-NCR localities and relocating them to shelters. (PICS/ ASHISH RAJE)
Updated On: 2025-08-15 05:34 PM IST
Compiled by : Anushree Gaikwad
Many held placards with messages advocating compassion and coexistence, while others raised slogans condemning the displacement of stray animals from their familiar surroundings
On August 11, a bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan observed that instances of dog bites had given rise to an "extremely grim" situation and ordered the permanent relocation of all strays in Delhi-NCR "at the earliest"
Meanwhile, Delhi Police have lodged four FIRs in connection with protests staged by dog lovers without prior permission at multiple locations in the New Delhi district on August 11 and 12, officials said on Friday
Police said the demonstrations were held despite prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), earlier Section 144 of the CrPC, which is currently in force in the district as part of heightened security measures ahead of Independence Day
On August 11, the apex court had ordered that all localities in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad be made free of stray dogs, with no compromise on the matter. It had also made it clear that no captured animal should be released back onto the streets
