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.

According to a Local Circles survey, at least 71 per cent of the respondents supported the Supreme Court's decision to remove all stray dogs from Delhi NCR, and only 24 per cent opposed the verdict

India's top court ordered authorities in the capital Delhi and its suburbs on Monday to relocate all stray dogs to shelters within eight weeks, according to the Live Law website, after media reports of a rise in cases of rabies,