India, Nov. 8 -- A day after the Supreme Court directed the relocation of stray canines to designated shelters, Mumbai civic officials on Saturday said there are only eight shelters in the city with over 90,000 stray dogs.

The civic officials have said that in order to implement the court's order, more dog shelters are need to be set up in the city.

The remark comes after the Supreme Court on Friday directed relocation of stray canines to designated shelters after due sterilisation and vaccination.

According to officials, to implement the apex court's order, the city needs to set up more shelters. As per a census conducted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation 11 years ago, there were at least 95,752 stray dogs in Mumbai, which has...