Overview
- On January 11, the singer appealed to the Supreme Court to avoid measures harmful to dogs and pledged 10 acres for shelters and care facilities.
- He said he would provide the land but asked for trained manpower and responsible caretakers to run the facility effectively.
- Reports say the plot lies on the outskirts of Mumbai, with plans for shelter, rehabilitation, quarantine areas and a medical unit.
- In a January 9 hearing, Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N. V. Anjaria clarified the court has not ordered blanket removal of street dogs and emphasised strict compliance with ABC Rules, including sterilisation, vaccination and re-release.
- A November 7 order directed States and UTs to clear dogs from specified public places only after sterilisation and vaccination and to shift them to shelters, with the case still before the bench.