Overview
- Demonstrations under the 'Do or Die' banner took place this weekend in more than 50 cities, including gatherings at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, Andheri in Mumbai and Freedom Park in Bengaluru.
- A November 7, 2025 Supreme Court directive requires removal of street dogs from institutions such as schools, hospitals, transport hubs and relocation to designated shelters after sterilisation and vaccination.
- The PAL Welfare Foundation has filed an intervention, with the Supreme Court scheduled to take up the matter on January 7.
- Activists accuse municipal bodies of mass pick-ups while ignoring court-ordered steps like submitting infrastructure data, establishing feeding spots and filing compliance affidavits, with one group alleging over 90% noncompliance.
- Veterinarians and welfare groups warn that lifelong confinement would undermine rabies control, disrupt urban ecology and impose steep costs, while advocating the ABC/CSVR approach as the lawful, scientific alternative.