The Supreme Court directed the Delhi government and civic bodies in Gurugram, Noida, and Ghaziabad to immediately remove stray dogs and house them in shelters, prohibiting their return to the streets. PETA India criticized the order, calling it illogical, illegal, impractical, and inhumane, citing that animal birth control rules since 2001 mandate sterilization of dogs in Delhi, where only around 100 dogs are present.