In Shanghai, China, residents and pet experts feel it’s too hard to own and keep a dog, and have asked for the law to be changed:
Shanghai Old Town. Photo by kirillmazin.
Raising a dog in Shanghai costs from 500 yuan ($73) to 2,000 yuan per year for a license, depending on where the owners live. And applying for a license needs approval of neighbors and a neighborhood committee. Dogs without a license will be taken away if found.
… In August a legislator had suggested a ban on walking dog in public areas, blaming dogs for damaging lawns, leaving waste everywhere and disturbing the peace.
“Pet dogs bring most people troubles or even harm, and only a few people fun,” Deng Zixin was quoted as saying by Shanghai Oriental Morning Post.
[Via : Dog lovers call for new law.]
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