The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has told the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) to take back an order regarding feeding of stray animals and birds. In April, the KDMC had ordered citizens not to feed animals and announced a penalty of Rs 1,000 on feeders. The AWBI said that feeders have the right to feed stray animals and birds.

Earlier, the municipal bodies of Mumbai and Vasai-Virar had put up banners warning citizens against feeding animals and announced a penalty of Rs 500 to Rs 1,000. These were removed after the AWBI told them that their order goes against Article 51A (g) of the Constitution and a Supreme Court order which says that people have the right to feed stray animals.