Singh: JNU is 1000 acres. DU is about 70-80 acres.... ... Stray Dogs Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing [Day 2]

Singh: JNU is 1000 acres. DU is about 70-80 acres. Railway areas have porous borders. Dogs will come in. We have monkeys there too. What was worked is - ABC rules - when they are properly implemented. We have pointed out that when dogs are put in large nos. in shelters, in congested environment, that has led to other diseases. This court noted that despite ABC Rules and court orders, in large no. of states, there was breach. The fact that states have violated rules or orders should not result in gettison in the Rules. We are seeking modulation of the order.

Sr Adv Krishnan Venugopal (for country's leading expert on animal rights, working with 4 states): I agree that dogs can't be there in hospital wards. I'm saying that till now, there has been no will to implement statutory rules. AWBI SOP is in violation of their own rules. Cost estimate of the proposed course can go to Rs.26,800 crores. One would have to construct 91,800 new shelters.