• BMC notice: link
• Local copy of BMC notice: link
• Media coverage: link


• BMC Street Dog Population Survey Report 2024-2025 (04 Apr 2025): link, local copy

• • Mission Rabies Mumbai
  • 28 Sep 2024

  

  Rabies Awareness

  Presentation by Adv. Bhavya Poojary, Mission Rabies Mumbai

• • Veterinary Health Department, BMC
  • 28 Sep 2024

  

  Feeding guidelines for Stray dogs

  Presentation by Dr. Niwas Thangavelu Yadav, Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Health Department, BMC
  These guidelines have been prepared from AWBI rules and from Animal Birth Control (ABC) rules 2023 [link]

• On 28 March 2023, in the writ petition case of Paromita Purthan vs Municipal Corporation of Gr. Mumbai & Ors., the Hon'ble High Court of Bombay adjudicated on the issue of feeding inside housing society.
• The full judgement order can be found at this link, some relevant excerpts are below.
• "Grievance of the petitioner is of cruelty being caused to the dogs, on account of the management of the Society, not permitting the petitioner to feed these dogs and to care for their requirements including providing water. The grievance is, also, that a designated area for feeding the dogs is not being provided by the society."
• Quoting from Animal Birth Control rules 2023, the judgement said:
• "It shall be responsibility of the Resident Welfare Association or Apartment Owner Association or Local Body’s representative of that area to make necessary arrangement for feeding of community animals residing in the premises or that area involving the person residing in that area or premises, who feeds those animals or intends to feed those animals and provides care to street animals as a compassionate gesture."
• "to designate feed spots which are mutually agreed upon, keeping in mind the number of dog population and their respective territories and the feeding spots shall be far from children play areas, entry and exit points, staircase or in an area which is likely to be least frequented by children and senior citizen.
• "We are thus of the clear opinion that the mandate of the Rules need to be strictly adhered by the Society so that the rights of these animals are recognized and they are not subjected to any cruelty, and appropriate steps are taken to provide the stray dogs of their basic needs of food and water, as also permit the persons like the petitioner to take care of their health issues."
• "Certainly there is a need to designate feed spots as Rule 21(i) and (ii) would contemplate. This apart, there cannot be any impediment or any restraint caused by the society, much less by using any coercive methods by appointing bouncers so as to discourage or to prevent the petitioner or any animal lover from taking care of the stray animals. It is difficult for us to believe that in the present case bouncers could be appointed for such purposes.
• "We also intend to sound a word of caution to the members of the managing committee and the other members of the society that to hate the stray dogs and/or treat them with cruelty can never be an acceptable approach, from persons of civil society, as an act of cruelty to such animals would be against the Constitutional ethos and the statutory provisions".

• • The Indian Express
  • 24 Jan 2025

  

  ‘Cruelty to animals would be against constitutional ethos’: when Bombay HC stepped in for stray dogs

  In March 2023, the Bombay High Court cautioned the managing committee of a housing society and stated that treating stray dogs with cruelty “can never be an acceptable approach from persons of civil society”.

• • BBMP
  • May 2024

  

  Is feeding community dogs and cats legal?

  This information summary was prepared and posted by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in May 2024, on its official Instagram handle. Note that the legal basis for these rules and guidelines are the Animal Birth Control rules 2023. The ABC-2023 rules were recognized by the Supreme Court of India as recently as Aug 2024, and are hence applicable throughout India.

• • BBMP
  • May 2024

  

  Points to note while feeding

  This information summary was prepared and posted by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in May 2024, on its official Instagram handle. Note that the legal basis for these rules and guidelines are the Animal Birth Control rules 2023. The ABC-2023 rules were recognized by the Supreme Court of India as recently as Aug 2024, and are hence applicable throughout India.

• • BBMP
  • May 2024

  

  Myths about feeding community dogs and cats

  This information summary was prepared and posted by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in May 2024, on its official Instagram handle. Note that the legal basis for these rules and guidelines are the Animal Birth Control rules 2023. The ABC-2023 rules were recognized by the Supreme Court of India as recently as Aug 2024, and are hence applicable throughout India.

• • BBMP
  • May 2024

  

  What is a punishable offence?

  This information summary was prepared and posted by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in May 2024, on its official Instagram handle. Note that the legal basis for these rules and guidelines are the Animal Birth Control rules 2023. The ABC-2023 rules were recognized by the Supreme Court of India as recently as Aug 2024, and are hence applicable throughout India.

• • BBMP
  • May 2024

  

  What is a punishable offence?

  This information summary was prepared and posted by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in May 2024, on its official Instagram handle. Note that the legal basis for these rules and guidelines are the Animal Birth Control rules 2023. The ABC-2023 rules were recognized by the Supreme Court of India as recently as Aug 2024, and are hence applicable throughout India.

• • BBMP
  • May 2024

  

  Prevention is better than cure

  This information summary was prepared and posted by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in May 2024, on its official Instagram handle. Note that the legal basis for these rules and guidelines are the Animal Birth Control rules 2023. The ABC-2023 rules were recognized by the Supreme Court of India as recently as Aug 2024, and are hence applicable throughout India.

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