New Delhi: Delhi High Court asked city govt to clarify its stance on the existence of dog breeders in the capital, in light of the claim by the latter that there were no such breeders in the city.
A bench of Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela last week asked govt to file a status report indicating the action proposed to be taken against pet shop owners who were in violation of the relevant rules.
“It is contended that there are no breeders in Delhi and, therefore, no further action is required under the breeding rules,” HC stated, expressing its reservations given the “broad definition of breeders”.
The court further directed govt to file an affidavit clearly stating its stand on the existence of breeders in Delhi and the steps taken to ascertain the same.
During the hearing, govt submitted that an exercise for the registration of pet shop owners was being undertaken and it would be completed within 90 days. This would be followed by steps to ensure compliance with the relevant rules, and if any of the pet shop owners, registered or unregistered, were found in violation, necessary action would follow, the counsel said.
While asking Delhi govt about the action it proposed to take against the violators, the bench further asked it to indicate the status of the registration exercise and posted the matter for May next year.
HC is hearing a PIL seeking control on illegal dog breeding centres in Delhi and had earlier lamented that despite the plea being pending for the past six years and rising cases of dog bites, the animal husbandry department of Delhi govt hadn’t taken any steps to check and control illegal dog breeding. It asked the secretary of animal husbandry department to file an affidavit listing out the measures undertaken and future steps to curb illegal dog breeding.
The court previously directed the authorities to file an affidavit disclosing the road map along with the timelines, clearly underlining how they intended to implement Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Pet Shop) Rules, 2018, and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Dog Breeding and Marketing) Rules, 2017.
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A bench of Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela last week asked govt to file a status report indicating the action proposed to be taken against pet shop owners who were in violation of the relevant rules.
“It is contended that there are no breeders in Delhi and, therefore, no further action is required under the breeding rules,” HC stated, expressing its reservations given the “broad definition of breeders”.
The court further directed govt to file an affidavit clearly stating its stand on the existence of breeders in Delhi and the steps taken to ascertain the same.
During the hearing, govt submitted that an exercise for the registration of pet shop owners was being undertaken and it would be completed within 90 days. This would be followed by steps to ensure compliance with the relevant rules, and if any of the pet shop owners, registered or unregistered, were found in violation, necessary action would follow, the counsel said.
While asking Delhi govt about the action it proposed to take against the violators, the bench further asked it to indicate the status of the registration exercise and posted the matter for May next year.
HC is hearing a PIL seeking control on illegal dog breeding centres in Delhi and had earlier lamented that despite the plea being pending for the past six years and rising cases of dog bites, the animal husbandry department of Delhi govt hadn’t taken any steps to check and control illegal dog breeding. It asked the secretary of animal husbandry department to file an affidavit listing out the measures undertaken and future steps to curb illegal dog breeding.
The court previously directed the authorities to file an affidavit disclosing the road map along with the timelines, clearly underlining how they intended to implement Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Pet Shop) Rules, 2018, and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Dog Breeding and Marketing) Rules, 2017.
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