Only 24 percent of respondents said they “don’t support” the Supreme Court order of removing all stray dogs from Delhi NCR within 8 weeks and moving them into shelters.

India's top court has ordered authorities to remove all stray dogs from the streets and place them in permanent shelters, sparking an uproar from animal-rights groups over the feasibility of a decision some say was made in anger.

The SC reserved its order on Delhi stray dog relocation after heated arguments over rabies deaths, shelter capacity, and sterilisation, with the Centre citing over 37 lakh dog bite cases in 2024.