Kerala silent on stray culling in Supreme Court
The state had earlier claimed that dogs would be culled so as to curb the stray dog menace.
Kochi: The state government has submitted before Supreme Court that it has no plans to cull dogs. Kerala submitted that it will take steps to implement a sterilisation plan, known as the ABC (for Animal Birth Control) Programme. It said that it will follow the rules and stray dogs, after being sterilised and vaccinated, would be released in the area from which they were brought. It made the submission on a plea filed by animal rights activists.
The state had earlier claimed that dogs would be culled so as to curb the stray dog menace. Local self government department minister K.T. Jaleel had openly made claims about plans to kill aggressive dogs. The affidavit further stated that state will allow animal lovers to adopt stray dogs. In a letter to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan on August 24 had said that killing of stray dogs will be a violation of previous court orders on the subject. State Cabinet is expected to hold a meeting to discuss the issue of rise in stray dog bites.