New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- Animal Rights Activist Ambika Shukla supported Supreme Court's modified decision on stray dogs and pointed out the failure of Animal Birth Control (ABC) program.

The Supreme Court on Friday modified its previous August 11 order, which had directed the rounding up of all stray dogs in the Delhi-NCR and prohibited their release from dog shelters. The court now allows the release of stray dogs back to the same area after sterilisation and immunisation.

Shukla said that the animal civil authorities, health experts, animal welfarists, and animal behaviourists should work together so that the ABC program can run smoothly.

"We welcome the decision of the Supreme Court. The dogs are not at fault in this case. The failure ...