Delhi government has directed school teachers, including those from government and private schools, to be deployed for counting stray dogs across the national capital, following instructions issued by the Directorate of Education. District education officers have been asked to appoint nodal officers and submit details of identified teachers to the Directorate, which will forward the information to the Office of the Chief Secretary, GNCT of Delhi. The Directorate of Education stated that the exercise is linked to public safety and compliance with the Supreme Court’s order dated November 7, 2025, and has been marked as a top-priority task. Teachers’ associations have opposed the move, questioning why animal-related departments are not handling the task and warning that assigning non-teaching duties to educators could affect students’ education and undermine the dignity of the teaching profession. Similar orders have earlier been issued in Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh.