Supreme Court of India ruled that stray dogs considered a threat should be confined to shelters — reigniting one of the country’s oldest public conflicts. Menace steps beyond the headlines to ask why an animal so close to human life became a symbol of fear. Through voices of lawyers, policymakers, animal welfare workers, and citizens, the film traces the long arc from colonial-era dog culling to the birth of India’s Animal Birth Control rules, revealing how law, morality, and everyday survival intersect on our streets. Blending emotional observation with legal insight, Menace questions..