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- The Delhi High Court has directed the MCD and NDMC to run a sterilisation pilot programme, with each body setting up a camp in one ward of its jurisdiction.
- The court said the camps must be widely publicised so residents know stray dogs are being taken only for sterilisation and vaccination, not to pounds.
- It also orally suggested sparing at least 5% of the stray dog population so their numbers do not fall too sharply.
- The order came in a suo motu case the High Court registered following a Supreme Court directive in May asking states and union territories to strengthen infrastructure for dealing with stray dogs.
What to watch next
- Launch and outcomes of the pilot sterilisation camps in the chosen MCD and NDMC wards
- Whether authorities conduct a census, as there is currently no official data (estimated eight lakh stray dogs)
- How Delhi complies with the Supreme Court's May directions on relocating sterilised and vaccinated strays to shelters
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