Mumbai: There are over 90,000 stray dogs in Mumbai, but the number of shelters for them is only eight, civic officials said on Saturday, a day after the Supreme Court directed relocation of stray canines to designated shelters after due sterilisation and vaccination.

The officials said that in order to implement the apex court's order, more dog shelters need to be set up in the metropolis. Taking note of the \"alarming rise\" in dog bite incidents within institutional areas like educational institutions, hospitals and railway stations, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the forthwith relocation of stray canines to designated shelters after due sterilisation and vaccination.

It said the recurrence of dog bite incidents within institutional areas reflected not only administrative apathy

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