In cities across the country, the feral animals are both loved and feared. The judges are forging into intensely emotional territory by going after the ones in the capital.

India’s top court has ordered authorities in New Delhi to start removing all stray dogs from its streets and to sterilize and relocate them to shelters permanently.

Former Delhi LG Najeeb Jung criticized the Supreme Court's rapid order to relocate stray dogs, urging a more considered approach. The Supreme Court aims to address the stray dog issue within eight weeks,