New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Following the Supreme Court's order to remove all the stray dogs from Delhi-NCR streets within eight weeks, animal lovers and animal rights activists took out a candlelight march in the Rohini area on Wednesday night.

The Supreme Court decision is facing widespread criticism from celebrities, animal lovers, animal rights activists, and political leaders.

Seeing the criticism and protests, the Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that its directive to the authorities in Delhi-NCR to begin removing stray dogs from all localities is not driven by "momentary impulse", rather, it came after thorough and careful deliberation, that the concerned authorities have consistently "failed for over two decades" to effectively ad...