US EditionSupreme Court to Rule on Relocation of Stray Dogs in Delhi-NCR on August 22
The Supreme Court weighs public health concerns amid 3.7 million annual dog bite cases in India while addressing local authorities' failure to implement sterilization and immunization rules.
- On Friday, August 22, 2025, the Supreme Court of India will pronounce its verdict on pleas seeking a stay of the August 11, 2025 order to relocate stray dogs in Delhi and the National Capital Region to shelters.
- After a suo motu case filed last month, the court said an 'extremely grim' dog-bite situation and local municipal authorities' failure to implement Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023 worsened Delhi-NCR's stray dog problem.
- The August 11 order directed immediate creation of shelters and a report within eight weeks, requiring shelters with capacity to house at least 5,000 strays and warning of strict action against obstruction.
- Animal lovers and welfare organisations staged nationwide protests, animal rights groups urged stays on the August 11 order, and a different Bench on August 21, 2025, declined to urgently list a plea against the Municipal Corporation of Delhi .
- Under the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, local bodies must conduct Capture–Neuter–Vaccinate–Release drives; a July 2025 advisory urged an at least 70% sterilisation target, and the Animal Welfare Board of India offers shelter grants up to 15 lakh and 27 lakh.
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Supreme Court to rule on relocation of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR on August 22
The Supreme Court of India will deliver a ruling on 22 August regarding a plea to stay its directive for relocating stray dogs from Delhi-NCR to shelters, amid public protests over rising dog-bite incidents and concerns about animal welfare.
·New Delhi, India
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Top court verdict on capture and relocation of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR tomorrow
In its August 11 order, the Supreme Court ordered the authorities to pick up stray dogs from all localities and relocate them to dog shelters in the national capital. The order also warned of strict action against those who obstructed the carrying out of the order.
·India
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