The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking modification of earlier orders in the stray dogs case. A bench of justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria reserved its decision after hearing amicus curiae Gaurav Agarwal, who summarized the steps taken by states like Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar…
New Delhi: The Center has directed all government and private hospitals to keep permanent stocks of anti-rabies vaccines (ARV) and rabies immunoglobulin (RIG), as dog-bite incidents rise across the country, threatening public health. The government has introduced extensive medical preparedness protocols to prevent the intrusion of stray dogs into high-traffic institutional areas, including schools, hospitals,…
The Union budget may propose a scheme to finance the mass sterilization of stray dogs at government veterinary hospitals, three officials familiar with the matter said. The scheme, the first of its kind in India, will provide one-time grants to the hospitals to build dedicated surgical theaters and post-operative recovery facilities. The Union ministry of…
The Supreme Court on Thursday continued hearing the case on the management of stray dogs, with the Bench raising concerns over the growing number of dog bite incidents and the failure of municipal authorities to effectively implement the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules across the country. A three-judge Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta…
