Animal activists in Mangaluru protest SC order to relocate street dogs to shelters

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During the soundless  protest, participants displayed banners saying, “Every stateless  canine  was someone’s puppy”, “Mass sterilisation, wide    vaccination” and “Namma samudayada pranigalu namma pranigalu”

During the soundless protest, participants displayed banners saying, “Every stateless canine was someone’s puppy”, “Mass sterilisation, wide vaccination” and “Namma samudayada pranigalu namma pranigalu” | Photo Credit: H.S Manjunath

Dog lovers, caretakers and carnal activists gathered adjacent Mangaluru’s Town Hall connected January 4 to protestation against the Supreme Court’s directive for States to relocate thoroughfare dogs to shelters.

During the soundless protest, participants displayed banners saying, “Every stateless canine was someone’s puppy”, “Mass sterilisation, wide vaccination” and “Namma samudayada pranigalu namma pranigalu” (The animals of our assemblage are our animals).

Speaking to reporters, Suma Nayak of the Animal Care Trust, progressive successful neutering dogs nether the Animal Birth Control Programme successful Manglauru and Dakshina Kannada, said the apex court’s bid was against dogs. The apex tribunal bid directing States to acceptable up shelters and relocate thoroughfare dogs determination to forestall canine bites defies logic, she said.

The apex tribunal has besides not been providing an accidental for the involution applications filed by carnal payment organisations to beryllium heard, she added.

Activist Harish Rajkumara, carnal caretaker Rajani Shetty, and different activists and volunteers progressive successful a caller thoroughfare canine census successful Mangaluru participated successful the protest.

Published - January 04, 2026 08:49 p.m. IST

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