While Resident Welfare Associations (RWA) welcomed the Supreme Court's order on stray dogs, animal rights activists argued that municipal bodies lacked land and funds to carry out such a mammoth task. Know who is saying what.

Those who welcomed the Supreme Court's order to remove stray dogs from Delhi-NCR and those who disliked it have come face to face. A big debate (Debate on Stray Dogs) has started between the two groups on social media. In fact, on Monday, the court had strictly instructed the Delhi government and the municipal bodies of Gurugram, Noida and Ghaziabad to immediately remove stray dogs from all areas and keep them in shelter homes. Also, the court said that these dogs should not be sent back to the streets.

People on social media have been divided into two groups on this decision of the court. Some people are in support of this decision while some people are strongly against it. In fact, Resident Welfare Associations (RWA) welcomed this order of the Supreme Court, while animal rights activists argued that municipal bodies lack land and funds to do this big work. They warned that this could make human-dog conflict even worse. Know who is saying what.

These people supported the decision of the Supreme Court

One user wrote, "Dear stray dog lovers, if you are so upset with the Supreme Court's decision to remove stray dogs from the streets, please bring some dogs home and give them a loving home. Bear the cost of their vaccination, training, and treatment. Stick to your word. Feeding stale rotis from your house to stray dogs does not make you an animal rights activist!"

Dear stray dog lovers,

If you are this upset with the SC decision to take the strays off the road, please take a few into your homes and give the dogs a loving home.

Shell out for their vaccinations, training and treatment. Put your money where your mouth is. Feeding stray…

— Shefali Vaidya. 🇮🇳 (@ShefVaidya) August 11, 2025

Another user wrote, "No one should have to put their 3-year-old child's life at risk just because someone, somewhere, is being kind to stray dogs. That's it."

No one should have to risk the life of their three year old child because someone somewhere is compassionate about stray dogs. It’s that simple.

— Tushar Gupta (@Tushar15_) August 11, 2025

An ex-user wrote, "If you don't know about the situation of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR, ask those who work in night shifts. I myself am a dog lover, but this menace of stray dogs must stop. I support the Supreme Court's decision."

If you're unaware of the stray dog situation in Delhi NCR, ask those who work night shifts. I'm a dog lover myself, but this stray dog menace needs to stop.

I SUPPORT SC’s DECISION

— Mohit Gulati (@desimojito) August 11, 2025

A woman worker of Bihar All India Congress said, the Supreme Court's decision to shift stray dogs to shelters in Delhi-NCR is welcome. This decision should be implemented in the whole country. Also, a law should be made against those people who think they are doing a very virtuous deed by feeding biscuits and bread to these stray dogs on the road. It has become difficult to walk on the road because of these people.

Delhi-NCR में आवारा कुत्तों को शेल्टर में शिफ्ट करने के सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले का स्वागत है।
यह फैसला पूरे देश में लागू होना चाहिए। साथ ही कानून बनना चाहिए उन लोगों के खिलाफ जो इन आवारा कुत्तों को सड़क पर बिस्कुट, रोटी इत्यादि खिलाकर समझते हैं कि बहुत पुण्य का काम कर रहे हैं। इन… pic.twitter.com/IqOKThOAs7

— Preeti Upadhyay Shukla (@preeti_u_shukla) August 12, 2025

The former mayor of Karol Bagh area of Delhi wrote, I am thankful to the Supreme Court for passing the order to rid the entire Delhi of the terror of stray dogs. The hard work done 10 years ago while I was the mayor of Delhi to shift stray dogs from the streets of Delhi to shelter homes has borne fruit today.

समूची दिल्ली को आवारा कुत्तों के आतंक से निजात दिलवाने वाले आदेश को पारित करने पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट का आभार ।।।

दस वर्ष पूर्व दिल्ली के महापौर पद पर रहते हुए दिल्ली की गलियों से आवारा कुत्तों को आश्रय घरों में शिफ्ट किया जाय इसको लेकर किए गए परिश्रम का आज फल मिला है

जय हिंद ।। pic.twitter.com/niJM7hAE8z

— Ravinder Gupta (मोदी का परिवार) (@guptaravinder71) August 11, 2025

These people are opposing the decision of the Supreme Court

One Twitter user said, "The problem with the Supreme Court's decision on stray dogs is that it is a matter of fate that humans feed dogs. No claim of superiority in this matter. There is no guarantee that this will always happen. Yet we use our privilege to justify the destruction of other species. The Supreme Court's order on stray dogs not only lacks empathy but also shows ignorance of basic evolutionary biology."

Here’s the fundamental problem with Supreme Court’s verdict on stray dogs:

Humanity’s place at the top of the food chain is by sheer luck. We can’t claim superiority, and no guarantee we’ll hold it forever.

Yet we use our privilege to justify exterminating other species.…

— Parminder Singh (@parrysingh) August 11, 2025

An x user wrote, "If you have never loved a stray dog, you have been deprived of its purest love. This is your loss only. This court decision not only breaks laws but also compassion. It violates the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023 and bypasses animal welfare laws. It violates the duties imposed on us by our Constitution.

If you’ve never loved a stray dog, you’ve missed the purest love there is and that loss is yours alone.

This judgment doesn’t just break laws, it breaks compassion. It violates the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, overrides animal welfare laws, and tramples the duties our… pic.twitter.com/x2X6xiD8ws

— Samyukta Hornad (@samyuktahornad) August 11, 2025

One user wrote, "The Supreme Court's order on stray dogs in Delhi is nothing but a death sentence for every stray dog living in every street of the capital. Every one of us has to raise our voice against this."

The Supreme Court order on stray dogs in Delhi is nothing but a death sentence for every single stray on every single street in the national capital - and each one of us needs to raise our voice against it to #SaveDelhiDogs.

Listen, I’m not some animal rights activist. I think… pic.twitter.com/YYOfGCHJOa

— Anish Gawande (@anishgawande) August 11, 2025

One user wrote, "Hopefully this will be done with compassion, proper facilities and their wellbeing in mind, so that every wagging tail feels comforted instead of scared."

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