Overview
- Organisers reported more than 50,000 handwritten petitions mailed on November 29, with postal receipts uploaded to animalwrites.in as verification.
- Peaceful demonstrations in multiple cities, including a silent march of over 200 people in Mumbai’s Versova, called for reconsideration of the directive.
- The November 7 order requires dogs to be captured, sterilised, vaccinated and relocated from schools, hospitals and transport hubs, with no return to those sites.
- Petitioners seek an immediate stay, recall and referral to a constitutional bench, citing conflicts with the ABC Rules 2023, established scientific practice and inadequate hearing.
- Activists warn the plan is unworkable due to overcrowded shelters and limited state budgets, while noting the Supreme Court has not yet responded to the mass appeal.