Advocacy for Science-Based Animal Welfare

The science is clear and backed by the World Health Organization. The Animal Birth Control Rules recommend mass sterilization, mass vaccination, and returning dogs to their territories. This isn't about choosing between people and animals; it's about protecting both.

Shelters are not the answer. Delhi's shelters, for example, cannot hold lakhs of dogs. Overcrowding leads to disease, malnutrition, and immense suffering. A life on the street under a managed ABC program is far safer and kinder than dying in an overwhelmed shelter.

Sterilized and vaccinated community dogs form a living barrier against rabies. Removing them creates a vacuum that new, unvaccinated dogs will fill, leading to increased disease, more aggression, and a resurgence of the very problem we are trying to solve.

Delhi's 6-8 lakh community dogs are our street guardians. Many are vaccinated, sterilized, and quietly protect us from disease and crime. Removing them means losing an invisible, free safety net for the city.

Removing community dogs has dangerous ripple effects. As seen in Surat in 1994, a large-scale dog removal led to a surge in the rat population and a plague outbreak. Community dogs are a vital part of the urban ecosystem.

What's at stake financially? Forcing community dogs into shelters for life would require feeding, housing, and treating them, a cost our cities simply cannot bear. The ABC program is a far more sustainable and cost-effective solution.

Let's look at the reality of mass removal orders. With over 5 lakh community dogs in cities like Delhi and only a few hundred shelter spaces, the plan is completely impractical. It raises more questions than it answers and ignores the proven ABC solution.

This image captures the silent risk behind removing Delhi's community dogs. A city without its guardians is a city more vulnerable to disease and ecological imbalance. We must advocate for humane, scientific solutions.

This is a summary of the revised Supreme Court directive. It allows sterilized and immunized dogs to be released back to their territories, a major win for the ABC program. It also mandates feeding zones and a helpline, moving towards a more structured system.