Say no to feeding animals-that's the message the BMC wanted to send to its city-dwellers through the notices put up across the city. Complaints from some animal lovers and rights activists last week has now led the civic body to remove these notice boards that warned citizens of penal action if found feeding strays in public places. Activists, too, had taken this up with MP Maneka Gandhi alleging that the BMC was overriding the constitutional rights of citizens.

The boards were removed following complaints from animal lovers