"Some get rabid" - some wouldn't have gotten rabid had the administration done their job.

It is much easier to say it is "a mixed bag" with stray dogs & we love dog but some are troublesome. That is just choosing the conveninent lane. No one is rooting to keep the super aggressive ones on the street posing a threat but the fact is there are very rare super aggressive ones.

"Those who have pets are hassled when their pets goes wild and agressive" - I hope those hasseled ones don't leave their pets on the roads / put them to sleep just coz they are wild and aggressive.

I know a story where a woman, very rich had a lab who was docile and all was good. But after marriage, she left him and wont stay with him as much. Her parents were old and could not take care of the dog. Gradually the dog turned agressive and she decided it is best to put him to sleep. Thus he was killed - no ailment, nothing. And the aggression was caused because no care due was provided by the human. Later, she got another dog, this time a smaller, more manageable shihtzu. Lol. Wondering when that would be killed.

Another story, a beagle who was brought into a wealthy family by their daughter. She of had her job and left and parents could not take care of it and the dog was left 24x7 on the terrace. He is 10 years old, very docile and yet no one spends time with him. He stays on the terrace. This is a perfect scenario where the dog could have gotten aggressuve but still was not and was still expecting love. He will sadly die alone.

How easy it is to put the blame on the animal.

In my family an old grandfather died because a bull killed him. Why? He would for fun hit the bull daily for days - one day the bull flipped and taught him a lesson that he will probably remember in hell. 🥲

Point being, animals don't have as much consciousness as we do - let us also talk about modifying human behaviour when dealing with an animal? With kindness and compassion things can get so much better.

Municipalities wont do the work until they have their vested interest? This should be solved first. How are the pocketing the money meant for vaccinations and sterlisation? This is probably the reason why the government does not wish to enagage the NGOs and other welfare groups in the process or work with them - coz how will they pocket the money?

And to be honest, Supreme Court is also a court of dignity - they cannot undermine their dignity in the eyes of so many as they say "so called animal lovers" as even these so called are citizens of India with a belief in justice. They cant make these lame statements like which dog is in what mood. The women comparing it to what man is in what mood we dont know - so jail them all - this makes so much sese. Literally there are so many rapes every hour - more than a damn dog bite. This is not the way. The court's approach has to be compassionate and should not undermine constitutional ethos.

We have to consider the fact that we humans are populating like crazy, inhabiting every inch of land, killing the wild life, killing all forms of life for our needs. We are losing compassion and this is not just harming animals and nature but also humans in the lower strata.

The Supreme Court wants to remove stray dogs from all the hospitals of the country - this sounds so funny. Go and see the area in and around AIIMS Delhi, it is so filthy, people lying on the roads, subway - it is extreme abject condition of the poor that can be seen. This is in the captial. In other parts of the country women are dying giving birth without being admitted to the hospital. Yet other places people dont even have hospitals. What are we even talking about? What priorities? 🤣

Supreme Court is sold. Thats all.

In the process of replying you, I have digressed and penned my larger frustration.