Meghalaya High Court Orders Animal Control Committees Formation
The Meghalaya High Court has instructed the state to form Animal Birth Control committees in districts lacking them, following a PIL by Kaustav Paul about stray dogs. Committees exist in most districts except South Garo Hills and West Jaintia Hills. The court aims to see compliance by August 2025.
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The Meghalaya High Court has mandated the formation of Animal Birth Control (ABC) committees across all districts in the state, highlighting gaps in South Garo Hills and West Jaintia Hills, according to officials on Wednesday.
This directive emerged during a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) initiated by Kaustav Paul, addressing the state's stray dog management policies. The bench, led by Chief Justice I P Mukerji and Justice W Diengdoh, sought updates by August 6, 2025, on compliance and committee formation in the highlighted regions.
The committees aim to enforce the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, and Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, 2001, ensuring humane control measures like capturing, treating, vaccinating, sterilizing, and rehabilitating stray dogs.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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