India, Jan. 7 -- Hearing the stray dogs matter, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it is not possible to know in what mood a dog is as those against its order on street canine menace argued that treating animals with empathy averts attacks.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing petitioners, said during the hearing on Wednesday if one treats animals with empathy, they won't attack.

"If you invade their space, they will attack," LiveLaw quoted Sibal as saying.

To this, Justice Vikram Nath responded saying, it is just not about biting, but also threat caused by dogs. "How can you identify? Which dog is in what mood in the morning, you don't know," Justice Nath asked.

Suggesting a solution, Sibal said, "If there's an unruly dog, you ...