Reacting to the user’s claim, Rupali stated, “I feed the homeless animals on a daily basis … every animal I feed has been regularly vaccinated and sterilised…. I support animal shelters and gaushalas … not only in my city but all over India … m a proud vegetarian… and I support the homeless fur babies …. I donot have a single elite breed at home instead have 4 indies …. My child has been with so called stray animals since he was a baby and even an animal who had not known him before has protected him. They understand love and kindness which humans fail to understand. This earth belongs to all.”
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She further added, “In our traditions, dogs guard Bhairav Baba’s temple and are fed on Amavasya for blessings. They’ve grown up on our streets, guarding shops, waiting outside our doors, barking away thieves. If we remove them now, we risk losing our protectors before the real dangers arrive, like silencing an alarm before a fire. Sending them to far-off shelters isn’t kindness, it’s exile. Stray dogs aren’t outsiders; they’re part of our faith, our culture, our safety. Care for them, vaccinate them, feed them and let them live where they belong. #straydogs.”
The Supreme Court has directed the civic authorities in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) to capture and relocate all stray dogs to special shelters within eight weeks. The court’s order, issued by a bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan, emphasised that once caught, the dogs will not be released back onto the streets.