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Bengaluru Pet Lovers Rally Against Dog Removal Mandate
18 Nov, 2025
Summary
- Hundreds protested a Supreme Court order to remove stray dogs.
- Protesters demand effective Animal Birth Control programs.
- Activists question municipal bodies' failure in dog population control.
Hundreds of pet lovers, NGOs, and aid center members gathered at Freedom Park to protest a Supreme Court order mandating the immediate removal of stray dogs from public areas.
Protesters urged the government to first establish sufficient shelters and implement a robust Animal Birth Control (ABC) program. They highlighted that current ABC rules do not permit pounds or shelters, requiring sterilized dogs to be returned to their original territories.
Animal rights activists criticized the municipal corporations for mismanaging funds and failing to ethically and scientifically implement existing dog population management strategies, demanding the Supreme Court reverse its order.
