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SC questioned to animal lovers, “How will you determine which dog will bite and which will not ?”

  • Senior advocate and Congress leader Kapil Sibal reprimanded by the Court !

  • Will you advise the dog, “Don’t bite anyone after being released” ?

New Delhi – The Supreme Court expressed its view on the issue of stray dogs, “How will you determine which dog will bite and which will not ?” stated that prevention is better than cure.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, 7 January 2026 observed that the presence of stray dogs on the premises of public institutions posed a “danger”, even as animal welfare groups contended that its 7 November order directing their removal ran contrary to the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023, framed under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.

A three-judge Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and N.V. Anjaria said that a recent spike in dog-bite incidents highlighted the need to ensure that high-footfall public institutions were made “dog-free”.

“As far as institutions are concerned, they are not streets. Why do you need dogs on court premises, schools?…. It is not only the dog bites but also the roaming of stray animals on roads that are proving dangerous and causing accidents. No one knows which dog is in what mood in the morning.” the Bench said.

‘Stray dogs are not on the roads, they are inside compounds !’ — Kapil Sibal’s ridiculous argument

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for an animal welfare organisation, however, made ridiculous argument that, “First of all, this is not an adversarial issue, and we are here as dog lovers. If one tiger is a man-eater, we don’t kill all tigers. We must make sure that sterilisation takes place, and the population must come down. There is a process for that”. (That so-called advocates like Kapil Sibal, who is also a Congress leader, make such arguments and turn themselves into a laughing stock before the world should be noted! — Editor)

Responding to this argument, the Supreme Court told Sibal, “You have forgotten to include a formula for counselling the dog—telling it, ‘Don’t bite anyone after you are released.’” The Court also asked, “Why are there stray dogs in schools, hospitals, or courts ? What objection is there to removing them from such sensitive areas ?” The bench told him that his information was extremely outdated. Removing stray dogs from the roads is necessary. They may not bite, but they can certainly cause accidents.

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