Kolkata, Aug. 13 -- Samrat Mukherjee, honorary director of a Kolkata-based NGO, reacting to the Supreme Court's decision on the relocation of stray dogs, stated on Wednesday that it was a decision "taken in anger" and "impossible" to implement from the perspective of animal welfare.

Mukherjee argued that housing large numbers of dogs together would risk cross-infection and high mortality, while the logistics and costs involved would be prohibitive.

"It seems that the verdict is a decision taken in anger. This will help neither humans nor dogs...It is difficult to look for places to accommodate 3 lakh dogs...If these 3 lakh dogs are caught within 2 months, what would happen after that? A large area is required to keep them, and doctors w...