Police in the capital of New Delhi arrested dozens of animal rights protesters at the city’s India Gate on Tuesday, as demonstrations continued for a second day over , according to the Indian news media.
Footage from NDTV showed police detaining protesters and buses transporting the detainees away.
Protesters railed against the decision, saying the government has far more severe problems to deal with and that the policy of rounding up dogs, sterilizing them and then putting them into what they called inhumane shelters would not resolve the problem.
Instead, they called on the authorities to strictly enforce the so-called animal birth control (ABC) rules. These rules prescribe the sterilization and vaccination of stray dogs before their release back into their communities.
Case was sparked by stray dogs biting children
On Monday, India’s Supreme Court ordered authorities to capture 5,000 dogs from “high-risk areas,” sterilize them, and relocate them to shelters within six to eight weeks.
This order comes after hospital records revealed that New Delhi experiences nearly 2,000 dog bites each day.
It is unclear exactly how many dogs roam the streets of India’s capital.
The most recent data, from 2013, estimated the number to be at least 60,000, though more recent figures suggest it could be as high as one million.
Edited by: Dmytro Hubenko
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