The Supreme Court of India’s recent order to move all stray dogs in Delhi-NCR to shelters has sparked nationwide outrage, with animal lovers across the country protesting against the move.
Several actors have joined in the protest, using their social media reach to post adoption appeals and voice their dissent.
On August 11, a bench of Justices Pardiwala and R Mahadevan ordered the Delhi-NCR to start removing stray dogs from all localities within eight weeks and house them in dedicated dog shelters to be set up by civic authorities.
The order of the top court came on a suo motu proceeding initiated by it over a media report on the growing menace of stray dog attacks leading to rabies.
Actor John Abraham has written to Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, urging him to review the order. In his letter, John wrote, “I hope you will agree that these are not ‘strays’ but community dogs — respected and loved by many, and very much Delhiites in their own right, having lived in the region as neighbours to humans for generations.”
