More than 300 animal lovers participated in a protest march against Supreme Court's order to relocate all the stray dogs from the streets of Delhi-NCR. The participants announced that they will not allow anti-stray drive to be carried out in Maharashtra.

Animal lovers in Mumbai have been constantly raising their voice in solidarity with animal activists of Delhi. On Sunday, animal lovers gathered at Lokhandwala Circle in Andheri (W) to participate in a protest march organised by Pure Animal Lovers (PAL) Welfare Foundation. Actors, activists doctors and animal lovers from other professions also joined to demand justice for strays.

The participants reflected that this movement is not only for the strays dogs of Delhi or Mumbai but for the strays of every city. They demanded that the government should follow the Animal Birth Control rules properly to deal with the issue alleging that the government does not have enough space, money and staff to keep the dogs.

Focus on Sterilisation and Vaccination

Roshan Pathak, animal rights advisor at PAL Foundation, “If the Maharashtra government gives such an order, we animal lovers will not let it be implemented. The government and the municipality should focus on sterilisation and vaccination of dogs instead of relocating them. Firstly, action should be taken against those municipal officials who do not pay attention to their duty of vaccination. The government should make the city crime-free, not animal-free.”