Overview

• Healthy stray dogs must be sterilised, dewormed and vaccinated, then returned to the same locality, with rabid or demonstrably aggressive animals retained in shelters.
• Public feeding on streets is prohibited, with municipalities ordered to mark ward-level feeding zones, post signage and run helplines for reporting violations.
• The court expanded the case to all states and Union territories, sought transfer of similar high-court matters, and directed compliance affidavits detailing ABC capacity.
• Intervening individuals and NGOs must deposit Rs 25,000 and Rs 2 lakh within seven days to be heard, with funds directed to stray-dog infrastructure, and obstruction of officials will invite prosecution.
• Delhi’s civic body began mapping feeder points, planning shelters at Dwarka Sector 29 and Bela Road, and preparing mass sterilisation, though reports flag staff vacancies and overstretched ABC centres.