Hyderabad, Aug. 13 -- A Hyderabad entrepreneur who kept 37 dogs in her three-bedroom flat has three weeks to find them a new home, the Telangana High Court has ruled, after her mother's plea for two months was turned down.

The High Court was hearing a writ appeal filed by People for Animals (PFA), which sought permission to put the dogs up for adoption. The animals were shifted to PFA's facility in Nagole after residents of the gated community in Gachibowli complained about the nuisance.

Kameshwari Pidaparthi told the court she had been rescuing and sheltering dogs for years, and that the animals at her flat were only temporary residents awaiting adoption.

The bench recorded that, in line with its July 17 order, an experienced veterina...