Animal rights groups, including Citizens for Animal Protection (CAP) and PETA, staged a protest at Joggers Park in Bandra on Thursday, coinciding with the Supreme Court reserving its order on petitions challenging its August 11 directive to remove all stray dogs from Delhi-NCR streets and confine them permanently in shelters.

Holding placards and chanting slogans like “Awara nahi, Hamare hai” and “Hum Kya Chahate… Azadi”, protestors demanded justice for strays and called for peaceful, harmonious co-existence between humans and street animals.

A stray dog seen at the protest site in Bandra. Pics/Ashish Raje