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 Supreme Court has reserved its order on a plea to stay its earlier directive regarding stray dogs in Delhi-NCR, expressing strong disapproval of l

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.