In cities across the country, the feral animals are both loved and feared. The judges are forging into intensely emotional territory by going after the ones in the capital.

India’s top court has ordered authorities in New Delhi to start removing all stray dogs from its streets and to sterilize and relocate them to shelters permanently.

Only 24 percent of respondents said they “don’t support” the Supreme Court order of removing all stray dogs from Delhi NCR within 8 weeks and moving them into shelters.