The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ruled that anyone found involved in killing stray dogs in the capital will face criminal charges and possible imprisonment. The court has ordered that FIRs be registered against individuals or authorities responsible for such killings, which is a major shift toward humane treatment of animals in Islamabad.
The ruling came during proceedings in the case of Nelofar v. Chief Commissioner ICT and others, presided over by Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro. The case was filed by animal rights advocate Nelofar, represented by Advocate Altamush Saeed, who argued that despite prior commitments by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to implement a humane trap, neuter, vaccinate, and release (TNVR) program, dogs were still being brutally culled.
TNVR is proven to be a humane method of stray dog population control without requiring any brutal killing.
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