‘Supreme Court’s stray dogs judgment tried to solve a public health problem by declaring war on a species’, animal law expert Vivek Mukherjee notes

On July 1 2026, animal‑law expert Vivek Mukherjee said the Supreme Court’s recent judgment on stray dogs was intended to address a public‑health concern by taking aggressive action against the species. He described the decision as an attempt to solve the health problem by “declaring war” on stray dogs.