India Supreme Court Expands Stray‑Dog Case; Islamabad Order

India's Supreme Court bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N.V. Anjaria has escalated stray‑dog management into a nationwide case, summoning chief secretaries of states and union territories that failed to file compliance affidavits and directing personal appearances on Nov. 3. The action follows the court's Aug. 22 order expanding an earlier directive and instructs authorities under the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules to trap, sterilise, deworm, vaccinate and release dogs back to their locality unless they are rabid or dangerously aggressive. The bench sharply criticised state inaction, warned that continuing incidents harm India's image abroad and said consequences — including recovery of costs or other measures — could follow. The matter has sparked public debate and protests in the Delhi‑NCR region, where community caregivers who vaccinate and tend local “indie” dogs opposed earlier relocation or permanent‑sheltering orders. In Pakistan, the Islamabad High Court has ordered the Capital Development Authority to follow TNVR/vaccination policies rather than culling after reports of dozens of dead dogs, warning that FIRs will be registered if officials are implicated.