‘Unscientific’: animal rights groups on SC direction

Animal rights organisations on Monday raised concerns over the Supreme Court’s ruling on the stray dog menace, terming the procedure of relocating the canines from streets to shelters as “unfeasible” and “unscientific”.

Former Union Minister and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi said that the Delhi government would need to find up to 2,000 centres to accommodate tens of thousands of community dogs. “This judgment seems to lack rational thought and stems from anger,” she added.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India said that it is “unfeasible” to build enough dog shelters. “Forced removal of some 10 lakh community dogs from the streets will cause suffering for them on a large scale,” said Mini Aravindan, PETA India’s senior director of veterinary affairs.