The High Court of Meghalaya on Monday directed the Shillong Municipal Board to try and ensure that the construction of the shelter for street dogs is completed within the stipulated 30 days’ time, followed by the sheltering of the animals there. Further, the court directed the state government through the Secretary of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department to verify the authenticity of the Director’s statement that shelter for street dogs cannot be provided at the shelter of the department.
While hearing a PIL, a division bench of Chief Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji and Justice Wanlura Diengdoh said, “By our order dated 27th November, 2024 in a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning relocation of the zoo in Shillong and for measures to deal with street dog menace in public places, we had expressed our satisfaction with the steps taken by the government for shifting the zoo in Shillong to a location about 35 km from the city.” The court observed that only the birds could not be shifted but they were also likely to be shifted to the new location after the construction of a cage-type enclosure.
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