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China Has Introduced A ‘One-Dog Policy’

source: http://www.theblogismine.com/2010/11/12/china-has-introduced-a-one-dog-policy/

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Shanghai has just introduced a new ‘one dog policy’, mirroring the country’s one child policy, in an attempt to free up living space, according to China Daily.

The city’s legislation on dog management makes it explicit that each household can have only one dog, given Shanghai’s high population density of 20 million people and limited living space, the newspaper said.

The government said the regulation was needed due to rampant barking, unscooped waste, and the growing risk of wild dogs attacks (over 100,000 dog attacks each year), which affect the city’s environment and sanitation, the report said.

Under the policy, if the dog has puppies, dog owner should give them away to other eligible adopters or send them to government-approved adoption agencies by the time they are 3 months old, the draft regulation said. The alternative, it said, is for owners to perform sterilization surgery on their dogs.

Shanghai is not the only Chinese city to come up with the one-dog rule. Earlier, cities including Guangzhou and Chengdu passed laws restricting one household to one dog only in designated control areas.

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