India's top court ordered authorities in the capital Delhi and its suburbs on Monday to remove all stray dogs, following a rise in rabies cases, particularly among children.
India's Supreme Court took up the case after several reports in local media of stray dogs biting children in Delhi, with some turning fatal.
On Monday, news outlet Live Law reported that the court told authorities in Delhi to pick up stray dogs from across the city, sterilise and vaccinate them and move them to dog shelters.
The court ordered officials to set up multiple shelters across Delhi.
These shelters need to be capable holding at least 5,000 dogs and having sterilisation and vaccination facilities, as well as being equipped with CCTV facilities to make sure strays don't escape.
