Updated On: 11 August, 2025 07:38 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The court has ordered civic agencies to begin picking up all stray dogs in their jurisdictions and move them to designated shelters. If such shelters do not already exist, the authorities have been instructed to construct them without delay

Raveena Tandon
The Supreme Court's latest verdict on stray dogs in Delhi has led to different reactions from citizens. The court has given the government eight weeks to relocate strays in the Delhi-NCR region. Raveena Tandon, who is a pet lover and known to rescue strays, has reacted to the matter.
In an interview with Hindustan Times, Raveena said that the increased population of indie dogs is because of local bodies. "I feel that where the population of indies has increased, it is honestly not these poor dogs to be blamed. It means the vaccination and sterilisation drives aren’t done by local bodies."
“If that was a success, or the money and infrastructure was set properly, I don’t think we would have reached this point. Local bodies are responsible for the strays in their communities, and sterilisation is the need of the hour," the actress added.