Delhi High Court Urges Humane Solutions for Dog-Human Conflict
The Delhi High Court emphasized the need for humane treatment of dogs and urged authorities to minimize dog-human conflicts. It directed the framing of a rehabilitation policy for stray dogs, highlighting issues like ineffective sterilization and non-functional animal welfare centers, and called for coordinated efforts to solve the problem.
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The Delhi High Court highlighted the need for the humane treatment of dogs, emphasizing their role as 'great' friends of humans. The court has urged authorities to focus on minimizing dog-human conflicts in the city, pointing to the current issues with stray dogs and urging significant improvements.
Justice Mini Pushkarna directed relevant authorities to provide solutions for the rehabilitation of stray dogs, recognizing that the conflict is detrimental to both humans and animals. Concerns centered around ineffective dog sterilization programs, which have not yielded results despite being proposed for decades.
The court was informed of the scheduled demolition of a shelter housing approximately 200 dogs, further complicating shelter efforts. It requested all stakeholders, including the Delhi government and the Animal Welfare Board of India, to collaboratively formulate a comprehensive plan for the stray dogs' rehabilitation, aiming to phase them out from city streets.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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