India, Jan. 23 -- Two months after the Supreme Court directed civic bodies to move stray dogs to shelters, Mumbai is still struggling to set up even a single facility.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is currently looking for land to establish one shelter with a capacity of around 200 to 500 dogs. "We are in the process of trying to get a space and get its reservation changed to set up the shelter. Once the reservation is changed and the plot officially allotted, tenders will be issued and other details will be worked out," said Dr Kalimpasha Pathan, head of the BMC's veterinary health department and general manager of the Deonar Abattoir.

According to the 2024 animal census, Mumbai has 90,757 stray dogs, down from 95,172 re...