the Supreme Court—after a heavy brew of public protests, animal-rights defenders, and legal debates—comes out with a fair and humane solution on August 22, 2025. It says, "Let’s not crowd shelters; let the poor strays go back home after giving them a dose and a snip. But hey—we can’t let feeding just happen anywhere. Set up special feeding corners, put up signs and helplines, and let’s keep both humans and dogs safe."

The Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan ordered that stray dogs in the National Capital Region (NCR) be immediately moved to dedicated shelters and not released back into localities, even after sterilization due to increasing incidents of rabies affecting infants, young children, and the elderly.