Latest news with #ViditSharma
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Supreme Court order on stray dogs: Raveena Tandon, Maneka Gandhi weigh in on fierce debate on safety vs animal rights
The Supreme Court's sweeping directive to remove all stray dogs from Delhi-NCR streets and place them in shelters within eight weeks has split the city down the middle. The Supreme Court has ordered the relocation of all strays to shelter homes within eight weeks.(Photo: photo: shutterstock (for representational purpose only)) The order follows alarming reports including a child's death from rabies after a stray attack. The apex court has instructed the Delhi government, MCD, and NDMC to begin pickups immediately. No captured stray (even if sterilised) can be released back into public areas. The ruling has been trending online, with animal welfare activists arguing it will worsen human-animal conflict. Vidit Sharma from Noida-based Save a Stray calls it 'totally inhumane': 'How can you pick up a free dog living in a society that is not posing a threat and relocate without reason? It is disheartening to imagine the mental distress this could cause. Mass vaccination and sterilisation are the need of the hour.' There are 3 lakh dogs in Delhi, but not a single pound; who will feed them? Better solutions are improving ABC centres, stop relocation, improving sterilisation programmes. Maneka Gandhi, Former MP and activist Gaurav Gupta from People For Animals points to poor infrastructure: 'We have gaushalas all over the city, but have you seen their condition? If hundreds of dogs are packed in one shelter, how will we prevent aggression? This lacks rationality. An SC judgment last year said every animal has the right to live with freedom. Doesn't this go against that?' The population of indies increasing is not their fault; it means the vaccination and sterilisation drives aren't done by local bodies. These are responsible for the strays in their communities and sterilisation is the need of the hour. Raveena Tandon, Actor However, the directive has earned appreciation from resident welfare associations. Anand Goel, president, Vivek Vihar RWA, argues that those condemning it 'have not had to deal with a stray dog biting their loved ones': 'Dogs being put into shelters is better than them being run over by cars on the streets.' Advocate Ashok Nigam explains that it is not an ill-prepared move: 'Concerned bodies have been given enough time to first develop and set up the shelter homes to accommodate the dogs. No animal rights are thus being curtailed.' For more, follow HT City Delhi Junction
Hindustan Times
06-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Gut-wrenching video shows helpless dog desperately chasing owner's car: 'Why are people so cruel?'
A heartbreaking video shared on social media shows a dog chasing a car, allegedly after its owner dropped him off at a Faridabad road and made a run for it. In the clip, the dog can be seen running along the speeding car, trying to catch up with the vehicle. Vidit Sharma, an X user, shared the clip online, alleging that the dog was "heartlessly abandoned" around noon and kept chasing its owner's car for several kilometres. In the clip, the dog can be seen running along with the speeding car, trying to catch up with it.(X/TheViditsharma) "This is blatant animal cruelty. That poor dog is now at risk of being killed by traffic or attacked by other dogs," he wrote. In the clip, a woman can be heard claiming that the dog had been running behind and barking at the car for a long distance, but the car never stopped. "These people have abandoned this dog, and it has been running behind their car for over two kilometres. They are not stopping or letting him in the car. The poor dog has been running and barking, and they have not stopped the car even once," she said in Hindi. Take a look at the viral video here: The clip received thousands of views, with many users sharing their concern about the poor animal and slamming its owner. "Not everyone is a human being; some are born human but without love and compassion," said one of them. Another remarked, "Why are people so cruel? There should be a clear policy. It's like abandoning a child who hasn't even seen the world yet, now left to cope with everything alone." A third user said, "That is truly heartbreaking. Abandoning a helpless dog like that is an act of cruel neglect and shows a complete lack of compassion. The poor dog's safety is at serious risk from traffic and other dangers."
