Parag Agarwal and Sethu Vaidyanathan, founders, India Karuna Collaborative, throughout a dialog held at The Hindu workplace in Chennai on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM
These embody a typical pledge to carry collectively organisations and influential voices to advocate for animal welfare, value-based training, and climate-conscious residing. On the Supreme Court’s latest order to take away stray canine from academic establishments, hospitals, sports activities complexes, bus stands and depots, and railway stations, and to relocate them in designated shelters put up sterilisation, IKC founders Sethu Vaidyanathan and Parag Agarwal known as for extra science-backed humane approaches.
“When there are canine bites, it’s a actual problem. But the one sustainable answer lies in fully large-scale Animal Birth Control (ABC) programmes,” mentioned Mr. Agarwal.
“Locking up animals in shelters with out satisfactory amenities is just not the suitable answer. A big variety of ABC centres operated by town Corporation will solely be the long-term answer,” he addded. “When Indian households undertake indie canine with out prejudice or choice for international breeds, we take a step in the direction of ending the human-animal battle. Governments should play a far bigger position on this course of, working hand in hand with NGOs and personal organisations,” Mr. Vaidyanathan mentioned.
Published – November 13, 2025 04:23 am IST








