The Supreme Court on Friday (November 7) directed all states and Union Territories to remove stray dogs from the premises of educational institutions, hospitals, sports complexes, bus stands and depots, and railway stations, “to a designated shelter, after due sterilisation and vaccination in accordance with the Animal Birth Control Rules”.

The Bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and N V Anjaria also said that “the stray dogs so picked up shall not be released back to the same location from which they were picked up”.

The stray dogs will be removed by the respective jurisdictional municipal body or authority, according to the apex court order. It also asked the management of every educational institution, hospital, sports complex, bus stand and railway stations “identified unde

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