Taking note of the uncontrolled feeding of stray dogs in public places, including in front of the Vidhana Soudha, in a manner posing health hazard and danger to public and children in particular, the High Court of Karnataka on Thursday asked the State government to inform about remedial measures taken to address these issues based on the guidelines of the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI).
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Prasanna B. Varale and Justice Krishna S. Dixit issued the direction while hearing a PIL petition filed by a Tumakuru-based advocate, Ramesh Naik L. The petitioner, in his petition filed in May 2022, had sought directions to the State government and all urban local bodies for implementation of the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, 2001, while citing instances of stray dog attacks on children.
