mumbai animal feeders and activists have expressed happiness and huge relief while reacting to the latest supreme court stay on the order of the nagpur bench of the bombay high court which had prohibited the public feeding of stray dogs elated animal lovers said that the latest direction of the apex court has also cleared the earlier confusion created after the nagpur bench had observed that feeders must first adopt stray dogs and then feed thempeople for animals pfa activist vijay rangare said we wholeheartedly welcome the latest supreme court stay on the earlier hc order because if we stop the public feeding of stray dogs then they will either become more aggressive due to starvation or die uncared unloved on the streets hence the apex court directive to not stop the feeding of stray dogs is much needed various animal rights groups and feeders had also recently held a big demonstration at shivaji park in dadar to stress on the need to show compassion towards all animals by feeding themmember of the animal welfare board of india awbi mitesh jain of karuna trustvirar commented recently many animal haters housing societies and even cops in some instances were citing the nagpur bench order to dissuade animal lovers from feeding dogs in their areas this had caused a lot of anxiety and confusion among the vast feeders community which has now thankfully been cleared by the supreme court stay i will also reiterate that animal feeders are also being harassed in some places for littering although they do ensure that they clean up after feeding the dogs and cats so it does not cause any nuisancefood is the basic right of all and must never be denied also showing compassion towards animals is our constitutional right under article 51ag hence we welcome the supreme court order as it has put an end to all speculations of stopping people from feeding dogs who are our best friends remarked activist vijay kishore mohanani of bombay animal rights barearlier this week the mns leader raj thackeray who himself has several pet dogs at his shivaji park home had met animal activists who were aggrieved by the earlier nagpur bench order on feeding and had discussed the issue at lengthwe feeders only want all citizens to live in harmony with the local animals there should not really be any hurtful acrimony among people over the feeding of mutes who do need our love i therefore thank supreme court for hearing the voice of animal feeders said sneha visaria of just smile charitable trust