Indian Police Detain Activists Protesting Stray Dogs Ban
Last update: August 13, 2025
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The activists are against the supreme court ruling to remove stray dogs from New Delhi's street.
Police detained animal rights activists during a protest in the Indian capital, New Delhi, against a Supreme Court order to remove stray dogs from the megacity.
The court asked city authorities to set up dog shelters within eight weeks, and maintain daily records of the canines captured, citing public safety concerns.
The Supreme Court had on Monday ordered the removal of tens of thousands of stray dogs from the capital, citing public safety concerns after a surge in dog bites.
India is home to millions of stray dogs and deadly attacks, particularly on children and the elderly, are regularly reported by the city's media.
According to India's Livestock Census of 2012, the most recent data available At least 60,000 stray dogs live on the streets of Delhi.
CBI News gathered that India accounts for more than a third of global rabies deaths, according to the World Health Organization, a crisis exacerbated by a lack of sterilisation programmes and legal restrictions on canine culling.
Posted by David Taylor · Last updated: August 13, 2025
