India, Aug. 13 -- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) is preparing for what could be one of its most demanding civic operations, relocating the city's estimated 50,000 stray dogs to shelter homes, after the Supreme Court's directive on Monday for stray dogs in Delhi-NCR. However, MCG officials said they have not yet received the official court order.

The directive, issued in response to a surge in dog-bite cases, mandates that all stray dogs be shifted to shelters and prohibits their release back on the streets, a measure that directly contradicts the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023, which require sterilised dogs to be returned to their original locations. The court has also warned against any obstruction to relocation eff...