A small group of people have congregated outside Mumbai’s Joggers Park on Indian independence day. Monsoon rains that have hit swathes of the country have drenched them to their skin, but they have not been deterred.

This sparked a massive overnight protest outside a municipal dog sterilisation centre, where protesters alleged that strays were being killed inside the facility instead of being sterilised, reported Times Now.

Protest outside Delhi ABC center over alleged mistreatment of stray dogs, police deployed, no evidence of cruelty found.

"I welcome the Supreme Court’s revised directions on stray dogs, as it marks a progressive step toward balancing animal welfare and public safety. The approach is both compassionate and rooted in scientific reasoning," Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X.

SC mandates sterilization, designated feeding areas for stray dogs nationwide, prioritizing humane treatment and public safety.

NCR and extended it pan-India. All States and UTs, Secretaries of Animal Husbandry department, Secretaries of local bodies, Municipal corporations were impleaded for the compliance of ABC Rules.

The Supreme Court today refused to urgently list an application filed in the Stray Dogs matter against a circular statedly issued by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi for the picking-up of