Compassion should be shown to stray dogs but these animals should not be allowed to become a menace to the society, the Supreme Court said Wednesday. “Compassion should be shown towards stray dogs but at the mean time, these animals cannot be allowed to become a menace to the society. Sundaram further said state level coordination committees in addition to the district level animal birth control monitoring committees, provided for in the Animal Birth Control Rules, should be established. On April 5, the apex court had appointed the committee to look into the aspect of treatment of people bitten by stray dogs in Kerala and the claims of compensation. Some NGOs and individual petitioners have moved the apex court against the decisions of some high courts, including the Bombay High Court and the Kerala High Court, to allow municipal authorities to deal with the stray dogs menace as per the rules.

Source: Indian Express September 14, 2016 15:11 UTC