JUDGMENT :

“Barking dogs seldom bite” is an English proverb. But in reality, it may not be correct in our state atleast. Human-dog conflicts are taking place at regular intervals leading even to law and order problems in our State. If we read the newspapers, we can see regular news in which there is an attack from stray dogs towards small children, youngsters and even old people. If anybody says against this barbaric attack of stray dogs against human beings, they will be treated as inhuman persons towards animals. The animals should be protected, but of course not at the cost of human beings. It is scary to see the photographs of injured small children, youngsters and old people in newspapers because of the attack from stray dogs. A solution is necessary for this.

2. This court and the Apex court considered the gravity of this threat from stray dogs to the human beings in several cases. But even then, the threat from these stray dogs towards the human beings is continuing. A section of the people is against the stray dogs and their demand is to kill those dangerous dogs. On the other hand, there are dog lovers and they are fighting for these stray dogs. That is why, I said that ther