Synopsis : The Supreme Court ordered that every educational institution, hospital, public sports complexes, bus stand and depots, railway stations, etc must be fenced properly to prevent the entry of stray dogs. The court said that it will be the responsibility of the local self-government institutions to pick up stray dogs and shift them to designated dog shelters after vaccination and sterilisation.

Pointing to the “alarming rise of dog-bite incidents”, the Supreme Court on Friday, 7 November, ordered that every educational institution, hospital, public sports complexes, bus stand and depots, railway stations, etc must be fenced properly to prevent the entry of stray dogs.

The court said that it will be the responsibility of the local self-government institutions to pick up stray dogs

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