India, Aug. 7 -- Calling dogs "the most loved animals" and "great friends of human", the Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi government and other stakeholders to submit suggestions for the rehabilitation of community dogs and measures to mitigate human-dog conflict.

A bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna issued the direction after reviewing the Delhi government's action taken report, which stated that in compliance with the high court's May 21 order, three meetings had been held. However, stakeholders pointed out that setting up institutional shelters for community dogs would require amendments to the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023. For now, they noted, sterilisation is the only viable option.

While taking note of the se...