Shillong, Aug. 31 -- The Meghalaya High Court has ordered the State government to capture stray "biter dogs" and get these inoculated and vaccinated in shelters and keep them under observation before setting them free.
"We have been specifically told that quite a number of stray street dogs are biter dogs and very vicious in nature. In roads, streets and other public places they attack persons suddenly and at times causing grave injury," a division bench of the court comprising Chief Justice IP Mukerji and Justice W Diengdoh stated after hearing a PIL on August 30.
State Advocate General had brought to the notice of the High Court a judgment and order of the Supreme Court in 'City Hounded by Strays, Kids Pay Price' reported in 2025 SCC On...