Stray dogs too have right to live, says SC

New Delhi, January 17

“Stray dogs have a right to live,” was how the Supreme Court reacted today when a submission was made that such canines should be completely destroyed nationwide.

A Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and R Banumathi observed that though culling of stray dogs was permissible, there had to be a balance and a proper method for this. When one of the petitioners told the court he wanted to “totally destroy” stray dogs across India, the Bench said “nobody can destroy stray dogs in entirety. They also have a right to live”.

Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand concurred with the observations of the apex court that has been hearing a batch of petitions on issues related to orders passed by various civic bodies on culling of stray dogs, especially in Kerala and Mumbai.

The Bench said in Kerala, there were issues of human concern but for this all stray dogs could not be killed. — PTI