Compliance Gaps in the Implementation of the Supreme Court 2025 Stray Dog Policy: A Case Study of the Bengaluru West City Corporation Area

D. N. Soundarya; Khushwant Pawar

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Compliance Gaps in the Implementation of the Supreme Court 2025 Stray Dog Policy: A Case Study of the Bengaluru West City Corporation Area

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D. N. Soundarya¹^{, *}, Khushwant Pawar²

¹KLE Law College, Bengaluru, A Constituent College of KLE Technological University, Hubballi, India

²KLE Law College, Bengaluru, A Constituent College of KLE Technological University, Hubballi, India

^*Corresponding author. Email: soundaryadn6@gmail.com

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D. N. Soundarya

Available Online 7 July 2026.

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Keywords: Stray dog governance; Animal birth control rules 2023; Supreme court guidelines 2025; dog bite incidents; public health
Abstract: Bengaluru recorded 361,494 dog bite cases in 2024 which increased from 232,715 cases in 2023 thereby showing a more than 55 percent increase while Karnataka showed only few rabies cases. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act,1960 together with the Animal Birth Control Dogs Rules, 2023 creates a legal framework but execution of these laws faces practical difficulties. The Supreme Court in In Re: City Hounded by Strays, Kids Pay Price mandated municipalities to establish feeding zones while creating dog shelters for dangerous or infected animals and developing emergency contact services. The study investigates how Bengaluru West City Corporation implemented these mandates through doctrinal and qualitative research methods which include interviews with fifty-three stakeholders. The results show that operational limitations and resource shortages prevent successful identification of feeding locations and dog behavior observation and sterilization program execution.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Conceptualizing Legal Framework and Policies for Domestic Animal and Wildlife Conservation: Issues and Challenges in Hybrid Mode (ICAR 2026)
Series: Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities
Publication Date: 7 July 2026
ISBN: 978-94-6239-725-5
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DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6239-725-5_13 How to use a DOI?
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