The Supreme Court on Monday (November 3, 2025) said it would soon issue directions to regulate the feeding of dogs within government buildings and institutional premises.
A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and N.V. Anjaria observed, “We will issue an order in a few days regarding government institutions where employees are supporting and encouraging dogs in that area.”
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The court made the observation while hearing its suo motu case on evolving a national policy for stray dog management and ensuring effective implementation of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023, framed under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
In its earlier order issued on August 22, the Bench had directed municipal authorities across the country to establish dedicated feeding zones in every ward to ensure that stray dogs are fed in a regulated manner without causing inconvenience to the public. The court had noted that the directions were necessitated by a series of “untoward incidents” resulting from unregulated feeding, which had caused “great difficulties for the common man walking on the streets.”
