Overview

• Healthy stray dogs must be sterilised, dewormed and vaccinated, then returned to their original localities, with rabid or demonstrably aggressive animals kept in shelters.
• Municipal bodies must create designated feeding zones in every ward with signage, prohibit street feeding, set up helplines for violations and pursue legal action against offenders.
• The court expanded the case beyond Delhi-NCR, impleaded all states and Union Territories, and ordered transfer of similar High Court petitions to frame a uniform national policy.
• Individuals and NGOs seeking to be heard must deposit ₹25,000 and ₹2 lakh respectively, with funds earmarked for stray-dog infrastructure; adopters may take in tagged community dogs through municipal channels.
• The MCD has begun mapping feeding points, planning shelters at Dwarka Sector 29 and Bela Road and preparing mass sterilisation, though shortages in staff, facilities and NGO reimbursements could hinder execution.