India, Aug. 22 -- Animal activists, dog lovers and NGOs who approached the Supreme Court against its earlier August 11 order on strays were on Friday directed by the top court to pay for the construction of dog shelters.

The court ordered dog lovers and NGOs that approached it against the earlier order, to pay Rs.25,000 and Rs.2 lakh each, respectively, for the creation of dog shelters and other facilities for the stray animals, reported Bar and Bench.

The directive came as the Supreme Court pronounced its order in the stray dogs case, modifying the earlier directive. While the August 11 order directed for dogs to be moved to shelters without any release later, the fresh directive says dogs can be released back upon sterilisation and im...