New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Rahul, Priyanka, Maneka, and Varun-the four members of the Gandhi family-have rarely spoken in one voice on an issue.

But, for a change, the four showed unity on the recent Supreme Court order on stray dogs in Delhi-NCR, and how.

On 11 August, the Supreme Court directed municipal authorities to pick up and house all stray dogs in Delhi and parts of the National Capital Region (NCR) in dedicated shelters within eight weeks.

The directions were given in a case the top court took up suo motu on July 28 after what it said was a "very disturbing and alarming" newspaper report about the death of a six-year-old girl due to rabies.

The order was criticised by people from the cross-section - animal rights activists, Bolly...