Erstwhile BBMP’s stray dog feeding programme in Bengaluru on backburner
The stray dog feeding programme initiated by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike has been postponed due to the formation of new corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority. Activists express concern over the lack of interest in the programme, which is mandated by law. While the corporations have allocated funds for stray dog management, the feeding initiative has not been prioritized.
- ▪The stray dog feeding programme was announced in 2025 but has been shelved.
- ▪It is a legal obligation for the corporations to feed stray dogs as per the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023.
- ▪The feeding project was not considered during budget allocation despite funds being earmarked for overall stray dog management.
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The erstwhile Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike’s (BBMP) ambitious project of feeding stray dogs, which was announced in 2025, has been shelved following the formation of five new corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), sources said.The project has been put on the backburner mainly due to a lack of interest, which activists say ‘should not have happened’. However, it is a legal obligation for the corporations to feed stray dogs as per the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023, and the civic body itself had clarified that feeding is a ‘statutory requirement’ for them.According to a GBA official, the feeding project was not even considered during budget allocation, although the corporations have earmarked funds for overall stray dog management.
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