A majority of the Court’s judges decided to uphold a claim against the bill submitted in November 2011 by 124 opposition MPs. The Court ruling was hailed by animal protection NGOs who were demonstrating outside the institution awaiting the decision.
The law, adopted by Parliament on November 22, stated local authorities may decide whether to neuter stray dogs and return them to the streets or euthanize them, after keeping dogs in pounds for 30 days for adoption.