India, Nov. 9 -- New Delhi

Against the backdrop of the Supreme Court on Friday ordering the removal of stray dogs from educational institutions, hospitals, sports complexes, bus depots and railway stations-ruling that they cannot be released back after sterilisation-animal birth control (ABC) centres in the city said they are not equipped to handle a large influx of dogs.

During a spot check by HT on Saturday, most centres said the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has not paid the charge of Rs.1,000 per dog for the ABC process. They said that even before the order, they were often forced to pause intakes due to a shortage of space, medicine, and facilities.

"We simply do not have the facilities to manage a larger influx of dogs. We...