India, Jan. 5 -- Dog lovers, experts and activists gathered for a demonstration at the Jantar Mantar over the Supreme Court's recent order to remove street dogs from public spaces, demanding an evidence-based, lawful and humane policy on stray dogs.

Ahead of the apex court's next hearing on the matter on January 7, the protesters, gathered under the banner 'Do or Die', called for an immediate stay on the mass removal and confinement orders of community dogs.

The demonstrators held placards saying 'Pollution hatao, pashu nahi', 'Jeev nahi toh jeevan nahi, and 'Stop the massacre, every life matters.'

Simultaneously, demonstrations took place in over 50 cities across the country, including in Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad...