India’s Supreme Court ordered the release of all stray dogs that were removed from New Delhi streets after sterilization and immunization following an increase in the number of people who were bitten by dogs.

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.

India’s Supreme Court has changed course on an order that raised hue and cry upon its issue this month to round up and confine the multitude of stay dogs that wander around New Delhi. Following protests by dog lovers,