Odisha HC lifts stay on stray dog sterilisation process
The Orissa High Court has lifted the stay on the sterilization of stray dogs in the state after the government constituted a monitoring committee as directed by the Supreme Court. The state has been facing an increase in dog bite cases, with Odisha being among the top 10 states with the most cases last year. The Animal Birth Control program requires catching, vaccinating, neutering, and releasing stray dogs. Odisha has the second-highest number of stray dogs in the country.