Jodhpur, Aug. 13 -- The Rajasthan high court has issued a series of interim directives to address the escalating issue of stray animals on city roads and highways, emphasising the need to ensure public safety and protect Rajasthan's image as a global tourist destination. The court on Monday ordered municipal corporations and highway authorities to remove stray animals, improve the condition of animal shelters, and establish mechanisms for public complaints, following concerns over rising incidents of assaults and bites by stray dogs and other animals. A two-judge bench hearing a suo motu public interest litigation, expressed alarm over the authorities' failure to fulfil statutory obligations. Acknowledging the urgency, the bench issued interim measures, directing that "on or before the next date of hearing, Rajesh Panwar, AAG shall file a detailed report regarding the condition and maintenance of dog shelters and cattle ponds/Gaushalas maintained by the Municipal Corporations." The court also instructed that the report should detail the manpower available for stray animal removal, the number of doctors and staff at shelters, and whether provisions exist to separate feline animals from others....