Protests in Chennai over Supreme Court order on relocating stray dogs in Delhi

Protestors carried placards with slogans, “Save our Indie Dogs”, “We are the Voice of the Voiceless”, “Killing is Not a Solution. Some even brought their adopted stray dogs to the streets of the city. The protests were headlined with a hashtag: SaveDelhiDogs2025.

Tamil actor Vinodhini Vaidhyanathan said that sterilisation, vaccination and neutering was the solution. “And the dogs should be let back in the same location and feeders like us will take care of the dogs. We believe that this problem can be solved in five years,” said Vaidhyanathan. “Dogs with rabies can be kept in shelters. Similarly aggressive dogs can be given rehabilitation. We are not against that.”

The top court on August 11 had ordered for all stray dogs in Delhi-NCR to be picked up within eight weeks, directing that they be housed in dog shelters to be created by appropriate authorities. “The Supreme Court’s order is impractical and unjust,” the actor added. “First of all there aren’t enough shelters to house them all so they will die in terrible conditions.” She cited the example of how Goa controlled its dog population in the last two decades.