Animal welfare activists are seeking a legal challenge against bail-out fees imposed by local councils to release impounded stray dogs, which they consider excessive.

The move comes after Global Human Rights Federation (GHRF) president S Shashi Kumar was charged RM2,000 by the Kuala Lumpur City Council (DBKL) to secure the release of a stray dog.

According to a receipt furnished to the media, Shashi was compounded under provisions allowing councils to capture and detain stray dogs found in public places...