Monitoring compliance with the Supreme Court’s May 2026 directions on stray dogs, the Kerala High Court took note of the State’s Standard Operating Procedure for Animal Birth Control and euthanasia of rabid and dangerous dogs, and of a High-Level Monitoring Committee, and directed that committee to file monthly compliance reports from every local body in a prescribed format. The matter will be listed monthly.
Today, On 19th May, The Supreme Court refused to recall its earlier direction that stray dogs taken from public places such as hospitals, bus stands, schools and railway stations must not be released back after vaccination or sterilisation. It also allowed authorities to euthanize rabid and dangerously aggressive stray dogs.
Today, On 19th May, The Supreme Court refused to recall its earlier directions regarding stray dogs picked up from public places like hospitals, bus stands, schools and railway stations. It said such dogs should not be released back to the same locations after vaccination and sterilisation, maintaining strict control measures.
