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Twinkle Khanna reacts to SC order on stray dogs

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Twinkle Khanna reacts to SC order on stray dogs

Twinkle Khanna reacts to SC order on stray dogs

Twinkle Khanna reacts to SC order on stray dogs

Twinkle Khanna shares her take on the ‘selective empathy’ on the protest against the SC order for removal of stray dogs.

In her latest column in Times of India, Twinkle opened up by mentioning how the Supreme Court order was ‘personal’ to her. She wrote, “For over a fortnight, her feed has been buzzing about the Supreme Court’s order to remove thousands of stray dogs from Delhi streets, citing a rise in rabies cases. Their building, too, has a few strays that have been unofficially adopted. It started with a little tawny pup that they named Coco and then encompassed all her children over the years. The dogs are vaccinated, but haven’t been sterilised. The threat of them being taken away and locked up made it more personal than something seen through a phone screen.”

Twinkle then added that the protests against the order showcased a ‘hypocrisy’ in human nature. She continued, “On the flip side, the protests against removal of strays also revealed an inherent hypocrisy prevalent in human nature, including mine. She applauds the protesters who show up with placards, braving downpours and getting dragged through the mud by the police. But there are also an infinite number of armchair protestors who seem to spend their lunch break posting about the strays between bites of mutton biryani. We thrive on selective empathy. Either all life is precious, or none is, but morality tastes better when served with a McDonald’s hamburger. Still, there has to be a middle path. Sterilisation and vaccination protect both people and strays.

The Supreme Court, fortunately modified its earlier order. Blanket removal of the dogs was, at best, convenience turned into policy.”
On August 11, a bench of Justices Pardiwala and R Mahadevan took a stern view of the stray dog problem and ordered the Delhi-NCR to start removing stray dogs from all localities and house them in dedicated dog shelters to be set up by civic authorities. In the last few days, multiple protests have been held in the city, demanding that the SC’s order be withdrawn.

It was a clarification then by the Supreme Court that the dogs must be released back after sterilisation and immunisation, except those infected with rabies or exhibiting aggressive behaviour.
 

News Edit KV Raman

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