Community Dogs
Community dogs are central to urban animal welfare in India. Explore care, feeding, vaccination, sterilisation, adoption, coexistence, legal protections and practical resources for people who live with and care for community animals.
299 stories
In this category: 285 news stories, 5 court orders and official documents and 8 guides. In the Directory: 64 ABC centres, 3,890 animal welfare organisations, 191 veterinary hospitals and 737 veterinary dispensaries.
Resources
News
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The Times of IndiaBengal govt: Feed street dogs and cats only at designated spots or face action
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Psychology TodayIndia’s “Streeties:” Rethinking What Makes a Dog’s Life Good
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Telangana TodayKothagudem residents boycott gram sabha over monkey, dog menace
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Central ChronicleFemale dog sexually abused in Varanasi- FIR registered on PETA India intervention
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The Times of India
Tourism dept’s plan to relocate stray dogs from beaches opposed
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NHAI Intensifies Measures to Prevent Accidents Caused by Stray Animals on National Highways
- Strict compliance with the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Suo Motu Writ Petition (Civil) No. 5 of 2025, In Re: City Hounded by Strays, Kids Pay Price, the Standard Operating Procedures issued by the Animal Welfare Board of India dated 27.11.2025 and the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023.
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Supreme Court judgment of 22 August 2025 on community dogs (2025 INSC 1018)