00:01They mostly come out at night. Delhi's street dogs.
00:06But while they usually do their best to keep a low profile,
00:09they have become the topic of conversation in India's capital.
00:13And it's not just a conversation.
00:15It has provoked demonstrations in favour of the dogs.
00:18And some who feed the strays say the anti-dog faction has even become violent.
00:24The situation has gone out of hand only because the authorities did not perform their duties.
00:29Nanita Sharma, an animal lover and lawyer, has been litigating for a decade
00:35to make municipalities follow the animal birth control or the ABC law,
00:40which mandates vaccination and sterilisation of strays.
00:43But the dog population has grown, as have the problems people have with them.
00:48If they would have vaccinated them against rabies,
00:52if they would have sterilised them, neutered them on time,
00:56this situation would not have got out of hand.
00:59Because people are genuinely very fearful of these animals,
01:02because obviously if there will be overpopulation
01:05and there will be a population explosion, you know,
01:07as far as the dogs are concerned, people will get scared.
01:10The Supreme Court turned a chronic problem into an acute one
01:14when last month it ordered for all stray dogs in the capital city
01:17to be rounded up and moved into shelters permanently.
01:20Thousands protested, calling it an inhumane and an unrealistic idea.
01:24Less than two weeks later, the court stayed its ruling
01:27but said that vaccination and sterilisation programme must be followed across India
01:32and that feeding must be limited to specific zones.
01:37The situation is far from resolved.
01:40Delhi's mayor blames the dog lovers.
01:43We do our work well.
01:47But often when we go pick up the dogs for sterilisation,
01:51dog lovers hide the dogs.
01:53They are very emotionally attached to them.
01:56I feel the municipality or any other government's authority
02:00cannot carry out a task without public participation.
02:05Even those who fear the strays do not all agree with that view.
02:09As far as I'm concerned, it's a clear government failure.
02:14Budgets are sanctioned, but they are misused.
02:16There are not enough facilities to house them or vaccinate them,
02:19which is why the population is increasing and they end up biting our children.
02:24Nanita says there is a way to deal with animals who come across as aggressive.
02:30There is a procedure in place in the ABC rules.
02:34This dog is dangerous to the whole society.
02:37So please take him away.
02:39Not that all the dogs have to disappear.
02:42So people also have to be reasonable, you know.
02:44Peaceful coexistence is very necessary.
02:46Those who spend their evenings feeding dogs
02:49say they are trying to reduce conflict between people and animals.
02:52Some even pay for vaccination and sterilisation themselves.
02:56See, we don't want anybody to be bitten or be scared by these dogs.
03:02We do what we can in our capacity to take care of their concerns
03:05and take care of these animals as well.
03:07India's stray dog crisis remains caught
03:12between fear and compassion, law and implementation.
03:17To our aim of death there, we're going to be kissed and had to become a little bit more.
03:18So if you don't need to be помощью of the animals.
03:23It's probably not even more.
03:25How do we find the animals?
03:27So if we find animals that we can't see the animals.
03:30We're going to bedrive.
03:32Dr. Crook.
03:33Dr. Crook.
03:35Dr. Crook.
03:37Dr. Crook.
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03:40Dr. Crook.
03:41Dr. Crook.
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