Laws such as the PCA Act, 1960, and the ABC Rules, 2023, form the cornerstone of dog protection in India. These rules ban the killing of healthy stray dogs, allowing euthanasia only in cases where a vet confirms a dog is terminally sick or mortally injured.

The Supreme Court`s decision on moving stray dogs to the shelter home in Delhi has sparked a huge debate across the country. Taking this very sensitive matter into consideration, the Chief Justice of India,

The Supreme Court has referred the issue of stray dogs to a three-judge bench, scheduled to hear the matter on August 14. This follows conflicting earlier rulings, including the August 11 directive to relocate all stray dogs from Delhi and surrounding cities,