More than 50,000 citizens across India sent handwritten letters urging the Supreme Court to reconsider its order on removing community dogs from institutions. The nationwide campaign saw massive public participation from Delhi to Kashmir and Kanyakumari.
More than 50,000 people from all over India — including around 10,000 from Delhi — sent handwritten letters to the Supreme Court on Saturday, November 29, 2025. They requested the court to rethink its November 7 order that directed authorities to remove community dogs from institutional areas.
According to the organisers of the campaign, this became a nationwide effort to support animal rights and highlight the daily human–animal experience in India.
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This letter-writing drive encouraged citizens to walk to their nearest post office on November 29 and send a personal letter to the Chief Justice of India. The appeal asked the Supreme Court to put the order on hold, recall it, and reconsider it.
The movement was organised by animal welfare activist Ambika Shukla, and drew large participation across multiple states.
At the Lucknow GPO, people from different professions — including students, office-goers, and local residents — stood in queues to speed-post their petitions.
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Similar scenes were reported from places across the country, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Citizens from cities like Imphal, Vadodara, and Chennai also wrote letters to support the cause and uploaded their postal receipts as proof.
Animal activist Kunal said that they had shared sample letter formats in both English and Hindi to make participation easier. He explained that the public response was far greater than they had expected.
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He said,
“This movement shows how deeply people care about animal welfare. A handwritten letter carries sincerity and by now more than 10,000 letters have already been submitted.”
The organisers also stated that by Saturday evening, more than 50,000 postal receipts had been uploaded to their website by citizens who took part in the campaign.
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