New Delhi: Street dogs have the right to food and residents having the right to feed them, the Delhi High Court has said, adding that “no one can limit others from feeding dogs” during treatment and carefully taken.
Lay guidelines for RWA and the local community to follow Strays Feeding – a problem that often sees ugly flares in Delhi – HC says everyone who has mercy for wild dogs can give them into their home entrance or other places Shared with other residents, but no one can limit others from feeding dogs, until and unless it causes damage or harassment to them.
“Community Dogs (stray) have the right to food and residents have the right to feed the community but in carrying out this right, care and caution must be taken to ensure that it does not overwrite the rights of others.” The duties of the animal welfare council, RWA to provide appointed areas to eat: HC.
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HC deals with disputes about feeding between two neighbors but realizes it is a much larger problem that needs to be addressed.
While putting guidelines to reduce the scope of friction in the colony / Society, HC said it was the duty of the Indian animal welfare council and local Rwas to ensure and given the fact that the community dogs live in “packages” and care must be taken that every “package” ideally has a different designated area to feed even if That means pointing several areas of the location.
“This will be the duty and obligation of every company of RWA or the city (in the case of RWA not available) to ensure that each community dog ​​in each region has access to food and water with the absence of a caregiver or a community feeder in the area.
, All law enforcement authorities must ensure that no abuse or obstacles caused by people who feed the streets in the designated place of eating, “said the court further.
Justice Midha stressed that street dogs do the role of guardians and community scavengers Even when they provide friendship to those who feed them and act as their stressiness.
HC said the company and the police must step ascertain that no obstacles caused by the careers or feeders of the community and every dog ​​have access to food and water with The absence of a treatment giver.
It is said that the community dogs must be fed in the area designated by AWBI by consulting with the Rwas or Civil Agency because every community dog ​​is a territorial presence and they must be fed and tend to be in places in their territory.
In the company, at the request of RWA or local authorities or volunteers, is responsible for having wild dogs that are vaccinated or sterilized and the canines will return to the same area and they cannot be removed by the municipality.