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- Goa's Animal Husbandry Minister Nilkanth Halarnkar told the state assembly that stray dogs will be removed from public institutions such as hospitals, schools, bus stands and railway stations, and moved to shelters after sterilisation and vaccination.
- This follows a Supreme Court order of November 7, 2025 directing municipal and other authorities to do so under the 2023 rules.
- Goa had 27,864 stray dogs as per the 2019 livestock census, and updated figures from the 21st Livestock Census, conducted between November 2024 and April 2025, are yet to be published.
- Local bodies under the Urban Development Department and the Directorate of Panchayats are responsible for implementing the Animal Birth Control programme, with the Animal Husbandry directorate acting as a facilitator.
What to watch next
- Publication of the 21st Livestock Census data with updated stray dog numbers
- How local bodies implement the Supreme Court-mandated removal and sheltering of strays
- Whether departments that did not report dog-bite cases, such as Education and Urban Development, provide data later
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Nilkanth Halarnkar
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“the government has directed the removal of strays from public institutions and shifting them to shelters after sterilisation and vaccination”
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…Stray dogs from public places in Goa to be shifted to shelters: Minister Stray dogs from public places in Goa to be shifted to shelters: Minister Panaji, Goa had 27,864 stray dogs as per the 2019 livestock census, and the government has directed the removal of strays from public institutions and shifting them to shelters after sterilisation and vaccination , state Animal Husbandry Minister Nilkanth Halarnkar said. Replying to a question by MLA Aleixo Lourenco in the state assembly on Wednesday, the minister said the latest stray dog population data was not yet available.…
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Named India · Goa · Aleixo Lourenco · Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying · Directorate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services · Directorate of Panchayats · Goa Police · Nilkanth Halarnkar · Supreme Court of India · Urban Development Department
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