The Karnataka High Court has dominated that feeding stray canines shouldn’t be achieved on the expense of inflicting dysfunction and endangering the folks.

The verdict got here whereas listening to a public curiosity litigation (PIL) on the state authorities’s alleged delay in implementing the Animal Welfare Board’s tips.

According to a division bench comprising Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit, “Duty is forged upon such residents (canine feeders) to make sure that exercise shall not trigger hindrance or well being hazard to his fellow residents.”

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The high court stated that the administration was delaying its response to the case. The high court ordered the government to change its ways and granted it three weeks to file objections to the PIL. If there is additional delay, the court may be forced to impose orders against the administration.

During the hearing, the court noted that individuals have a stake in the issue, and that feeding animals in undesignated areas poses health risks and other issues.

“The common experience is that except feeding of street dogs, there is no incident being reported that such citizens are coming forward to assist public bodies in the exercise of sterilisation or vaccination of stray dogs,” the HC noted.

About feeding stray dogs, the HC said, “I don’t mind showing some sympathy to animals but not at the cost of the chaos created. Feeding stray dogs in undedicated locations would certainly cause some apprehension in the minds of school-going children and the possibility of some stray dogs rushing towards school-going children cannot be ruled out.”