Human-street dog interactions in India are predominantly uneventful with 82 per cent of observed encounters involving approachable or neutral behaviour, according to a research on street dogs and public health by the University of Edinburgh.

Data from the research show that only 2 per cent of human-street dog interactions involved aggression such as barking, chasing, or biting.

The findings assume significance as the Supreme Court on Monday ordered the removal of stray dogs from all Delhi-NCR localities and their placement in shelter homes in view of rising dog bites and rabies cases.