India, Nov. 23 -- Animal welfare activists gathered at Jantar Mantar on Saturday to protest the Supreme Court's November 7 order directing that stray dogs be removed from certain public places and relocated to designated shelters instead of being released back to the same locations. Protestors from multiple age groups said the decision was reactionary and impractical, arguing it ignored both the scale of the issue and the capacity of authorities.

Animal rights activist Ambika Shukla criticised the order and compared the lack of awareness efforts to earlier public health campaigns. "When there was suspicion about polio drops in the country, the government got trusted public figures to advocate for them on national television, which helped...