India, July 15 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday while hearing a plea alleging harassment over feeding of stray dogs in Noida asked the petitioner, "Why don't you feed them in your own house?"

A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta made the observation during a hearing of a plea challenging a March 2025 order of the Allahabad High Court. The petitioner alleged they were being harassed for feeding community dogs in accordance with the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023.

"Why don't you feed them in your own house?" Justice Nath asked the petitioner's counsel. "We should leave every lane, every road open for these large-hearted people? There is all space for these animals, no space for humans."

Rule 20 of the ABC Rule...