India, Aug. 13 -- New Delhi

Minimal space, limited resources and pending payments from government agencies are plaguing Animal Birth Control (ABC) centres and veterinary hospitals, HT found during spot checks on Tuesday, as the state government and civic bodies race against time to comply with a Supreme Court order mandating relocation of dogs from streets to shelters within eight weeks.

A common theme of doctors and non-governmental organisation (NGO) workers, in HT's spot check at 7 of 20 ABC centres, was of outrage at a reportedly insurmountable task.

One of the centres HT visited was near the Red Fort, where the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has allocated space next to a mortuary to Yash Domestic Research Centre, an NGO cent...