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Cull 'dangerous' dogs, orders Kerala High Court

The bench has allowed the local bodies to cull only rabid dogs and dogs suffering from fatal diseases and injuries.

Trivandrum: The Kerala high court has sought to bring an end to the ongoing tussle between the state government and the animal lovers by permitting culling of dogs posing danger to the people in accordance with law.
A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice A M Shafiq passed the order on Wednesday while considering a batch of petition filed against the growing stray dog menace in the state. The bench has allowed the local bodies to cull only rabid dogs and dogs suffering from fatal diseases and injuries.
The rest should be administered vaccines or removed to shelters. The court has issued a detailed guideline in this regard. The court has directed the local bodies to set up complaints and monitoring cells within 15 days. The petitions were filed in the light of a steady increase in the case of dog bites and the failure of the government to remove the dogs from the public spaces. The failure forced people in several places to resort to direct action, resulting in a confrontation with the animal lovers.
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