Expressing concern over the “alarming rise” in dog-bite cases, the Supreme Court on Friday directed authorities to ensure that public institutions and key installations such as schools, hospitals, sports complexes, bus stands and railway stations are properly fenced to prevent the entry of stray dogs.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and N.V. Anjaria issued the order while hearing the suo motu case on the stray dog menace, originally initiated in July this year after the Court took cognisance of a Times of India report titled “In a city hounded by strays, kids pay price.”

The Court said local self-government bodies would be responsible for capturing stray dogs from these sensitive areas and shifting them to designated animal shelters after vaccination and sterilisation und

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