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The Hindu
2 days ago
- Health
- The Hindu
Letters to The Editor — August 16, 2026
Stray dog control The statement by an animal rights activist that rabies is a 'halki beemari (mild illness') is outrageous. Rabies is a lethal virus with 100% mortality, causing a prolonged, painful death. Such statements reflect an indefensibly callous attitude, which ignores the danger that aggressive street dogs pose to working people, who cannot sequester themselves in their homes like the elite. However, the Supreme Court of India's directive that all dogs in Delhi must be captured within eight weeks is unfeasible and inhumane. The scientific method to control the canine population is by implementing the Animal Birth Control rules. The Municipal Corporation should partner with welfare organisations to sterilise and vaccinate dogs. Rather than mass culling, sick dogs and those that routinely attack people should be selectively euthanised. The Public Health Department should ensure that all hospitals and mohalla clinics have stocks of rabies and tetanus vaccines, alongside an awareness campaign that both injections must be administered within 24 hours of a dog bite. If these protocols are rigorously implemented, there will be no street dogs and no rabies deaths in the near future. Aarti Sethi, New Delhi Doorstep ration delivery I was pleasantly surprised when the two women who usually handle the sale of ration items in the government shop in my area called me to say that they were at my gate. They were from the women's co-operative stores. Everything was executed smoothly but the women looked exhausted and were struggling with poor wi-fi connectivity. If senior citizens are to benefit from this scheme — it is called the 'Thaayumanavar Thittam' and is meant for senior citizens — they should have their cards and containers ready. With this step, the mobile delivery of rations would be much easier for government staff. Mini Krishnan, Chennai
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
3-judge Supreme Court bench to hear issue of stray dogs afresh
NEW DELHI: In a significant decision coming two days after Justice J B Pardiwala-led two-judge bench's controversial order for removal of all stray dogs from Delhi and NCR streets, Chief Justice B R Gavai Wednesday withdrew the case from that bench and posted it for rehearing on Thursday before a three-judge special bench led by Justice Vikram Nath. In the much-criticised Aug 11 order, Justices Pardiwala and R Mahadevan had directed Delhi and NCR civic authorities to "start picking up and rounding up stray dogs from all localities of Delhi, Ghaziabad, Noida, Faridabad, Gurgaon as well as areas on the outskirts, and relocate these dogs to designated shelters/pounds." Prompted by pleas from two counsel - one of whom pointed to the order's apparent conflict with a previous judgment of another apex court bench - and the excoriating criticism of SC by animal lovers, activists and the public, CJI Gavai moved speedily to withdraw the matter from Justice Pardiwala's bench and assign it to Justices Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria. Apex court disposed of two dozen pleas last yr On May 9, 2024, a bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Sanjay Karol had passed an elaborate order disposing of two dozen petitions filed by Kerala, Animal Welfare Board, NGOs and animal lovers appealing against conflicting high court orders on removal of stray dogs. On Wednesday morning, a counsel had mentioned before the CJI that the Aug 11 order was in conflict with last year's SC judgment, which had ordered civic bodies to act with compassion and strictly inaccordance with the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023, while dealing with stray dogs. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free P2,000 GCash eGift UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo Another counsel appeared before the CJI at 4 pm and complained that while the Aug 11 order was not yet available, authorities had begun implementing it. In their 2024 judgment, the bench of Justices Maheshwari and Karol had said, "Under all circumstances, there cannot be any indiscriminate killings of canines, and authorities have to take action in terms of the mandate and spirit of the prevalent legislation(s) in place. There is no gainsaying the fact that exhibiting compassion to all living beings is the enshrined constitutional value and mandate and casts obligation on the authorities to maintain it. " The Aug 11 order is also not in harmony with the Animal Birth Control rules which prohibit relocation of stray dogs.
