TLDR: PETA India applauds the Supreme Court’s order to implement the Animal Birth Control Rules 2023 for community dogs, urging the public to support adoption, sterilization, and vaccination efforts, and to ensure proper feeding and protection against unfair labeling.
They say every dog has her day, and today is the day for Sheru at the tea stall, Rani at the mandir steps, and Moti in the society grounds. On behalf of the community dogs we serve, we thank the three-judge bench for its decision to implement and facilitate the Animal Birth Control Rules 2023 and urge the public to also do their part: refuse to support breeders and pet stores by choosing to adopt a dog in need from the street or animal shelter, get their companion dogs sterilised and support sterilisation efforts. As feeders help create friendly dogs who are easier to handle for treatment, sterilisations and vaccinations—PETA India urges municipal authorities to ensure ample feeding areas in every lane, and asks the public to put out clean water bowls and to join feeding drives.
PETA India also urges the public to remain vigilant to ensure dogs are not wrongly labelled as “aggressive” and unfairly picked up, and to immediately file complaints with the municipality if this occurs. Today’s result in court proves that the majority thinks of community dogs as beloved neighbours and friends. Now, with a renewed focus on sterilisation and vaccination, Delhi and the rest of India can move closer to the day that no dogs are left to suffer hunger, accidents, and cruelty on the roads.
Shaurya Agarwal
Advocacy Associate
PETA India
