India, Aug. 12 -- The Supreme Court's sweeping directive to remove all stray dogs from Delhi-NCR streets and place them in shelters within eight weeks has sparked a debate. On Tuesday, actor and dog dad John Abraham sent an urgent appeal to Hon'ble Chief Justice of India, Justice B. R Gavai, urging a review of the recent Supreme Court direction for the removal of Delhi's community dogs to shelters and faraway places, calling it 'illegal, impractical, and inhumane.' (Also read: Janhvi Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, others react to SC's 'death sentence' order against stray dogs: 'Just no compassion left')

In his letter, John says, 'I hope you will agree that these are not "strays" but community dogs-respected and loved by many, and very much Delhii...