Criminalising Animal Compassion? A Courtroom Drama with Real-World Consequences By Hari Krishna Nibanupudi Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/08/criminalising-animal-compassion-a-courtroom-drama-with-real-world-consequences/ HYDERABAD, India, Aug 15 2025 (IPS) - During a suo moto hearing, a Supreme Court (SC) of India judge startled the Solicitor General and Amicus Curiae with a line from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966): “When you have to shoot, shoot. Don’t talk.” For animal welfare advocates, it felt like a warning shot—not at criminals, but at India’s street dogs. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.