The Supreme Court`s decision on moving stray dogs to the shelter home in Delhi has sparked a huge debate across the country. Taking this very sensitive matter into consideration, the Chief Justice of India,

On August 11, a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan observed that instances of dog bites had given rise to an 'extremely grim' situation and ordered the permanent relocation of all strays in Delhi-NCR 'at the earliest'.

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.