New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday continued hearing the case on the management of stray dogs, with the Bench raising concerns over the growing number of dog bite incidents and the failure of municipal authorities to effectively implement the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules across the country.

A three-judge Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N.V. Anjaria is hearing the matter, which returned to national focus last year after an earlier order directing the rounding up and sheltering of stray dogs in Delhi triggered protests from animal rights groups. That direction was subsequently modified, with the current Bench emphasising vaccination, sterilisation and release rather than permanent confinement. ...