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Remove stray dogs from roads in 6
months, consider culling: HC to state govt
Nainital: Taking strict
note of the stray dog menace in the state, the Uttarakhand high court directed the state
government on Thursday to remove all stray dogs from the streets within
six months while also asking it to consider bringing a law for culling of the dangerous ones. The
state government has also been asked to determine the number of stray dogs and
put them in a shelter or issue ‘adopt a dog’ advertisements in newspapers.
The order by division bench of justices V K Bisht and Alok Singh read: “It is to be ensured that no stray dog is found on roads after a period of six months. Such dogs should be kept in a shelter house. The municipal and local authorities will also verify from households whether their dogs are registered with the municipal board.”
The
bench said that authorities concerned will determine the number of stray dogs
in each city and village so arrangements for shelters can be made. The court
added that the government “may consider making a law regarding killing of
dangerous stray dogs”.
The
court said that immediate steps must be taken by the chief secretary whose
directions would be binding on all authorities and municipal bodies. The court
warned that non-compliance of the order would amount to contempt of court. The
bench also said that the state government should issue an advertisement in
newspapers informing, urging and requesting the public and non-governmental
organisations to take the strays if they were not on board with the idea of
putting the animals in a shelter.
The directions came while court
was hearing a public interest litigation filed by G C Kholiya, a resident of
Nainital and a practising advocate in the district court, in August 2017.
The petition stated that
stray dogs have bitten more than 11,000 people in the state in just five years.
The problem of stray dogs is particularly severe in Nainital where a
10-year-old girl from Rajasthan died last year after falling into a ditch when
trying to escape a pack of stray dogs. According to the Nainital municipal
corporation, there are over 2,000 stray canines roaming the streets of the hill
town.
The Uttarakhand high court
previously took note of the threat posed by stray dogs in January 2015. The
court had then asked the state government and the municipal corporation to take
appropriate steps for construction of dog shelters.
