Let’s set the time back to November 15th last year.

On that day, Hangzhou officially implemented the “strictest” dog-raising regulations in history. Two days later, # Hangzhou urban management responded to the dog-beating incident # became the top trending topic on Weibo. For a while, it was about violent dog-beating and civility. The dog ownership debate has reached a fever pitch.

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But many people may not have noticed that at almost the same time, various places have introduced or revised regulations related to dog management——

On October 15, the Standing Committee of the Changsha Municipal People’s Congress announced the newly revised “Changsha Municipal Dog Breeding Management Regulations” and will come into effect on May 1, 2019. The regulations stipulate that Changsha’s dog breeding is subject to a regional management system, which is divided into prohibited dog breeding areas, strict management areas and general management areas. The prohibited dog breeding areas refer to government office areas, hospitals, kindergartens, school teaching areas, student dormitory areas and units. Areas such as collective dormitories.

On October 29, the People's Government of Wenshan City, Yunnan Province issued the "Notice of the People's Government of Wenshan City on Strengthening the Management of Dogs in Wenshan City", which stipulates that pet dogs are prohibited from taking to the streets from 7:00 to 22:00.

On November 14, the Standing Committee of the Wuhan Municipal People's Congress announced that the newly revised "Wuhan Municipal Property Management Regulations" will be implemented from January 1, 2019. Among them, it is required that when owners take their dogs out of the house, the dogs must wear a dog tag, a leash, and a muzzle.A condom must be pulled by an adult, otherwise you may face a fine of not less than 500 yuan but not more than 1,000 yuan.

On May 1 this year, the "Tianjin Municipal Civilized Behavior Promotion Regulations" were officially implemented, which stipulates that if you take your dog out of the house without using a leash or taking other safety measures, the public security agency will fine you more than 100 yuan. A fine of not more than 500 yuan will be imposed; in serious cases, the dog will be confiscated.

Why have regulations related to dog management been introduced or newly revised in many places from last year to this year? Almost all of the regulations are extremely strict or even severe?

We would like to start with the history of China’s “Dog Management Regulations”.

Dog-raising regulations in the history of Chinese dog-raising

"Tang Lv Shu Yi" records:

1. "Anyone who does not kill a rabid dog will be beaten forty times." - rabid dogs must be slaughtered , otherwise the dog owner will be held criminally responsible.

Two, "A biting dog is equal to biting a person, but a mark and a bond is not as good as the law...forty floggings." - Preventive measures must be taken against vicious dogs, otherwise the dog owners will also be held criminally responsible.

Third, "Anyone who kills or injures a person for a reason shall be deemed to be negligent. If a person kills or injures a person for the purpose of an order, the level of killing or injuring a person shall be reduced by one degree." - Dogs should bear criminal responsibility for the consequences of dogs killing and injuring people. Among them, if a dog bites a person on its own, the dog will be punished as negligent wounding; if the dog owner intentionally lets the dog go to hurt someone, the sentence will be reduced by one level for the crime of fighting and killing.

Fourth, "If dogs commit suicide and injure other people's livestock, the owner of the dog shall pay for the reduced price." - Dog owners shall bear civil liability for the consequences of dogs injuring other people's livestock.

Fifth, "Anyone who releases a dog intentionally to kill or injure other people's livestock will be treated as if he intentionally released the dog to harm other people's livestock."

After the Tang Dynasty, the "Song Xingtong" of the Song Dynasty, the "Da Ming Code" of the Ming Dynasty, and the "Da Qing Code" of the Qing Dynasty also made similar provisions on the management of dogs, with only some modifications made in some places.

It can be seen that the management of dogs has existed in China since ancient times. At the same time, the sanctions against offenders are relatively severe, and the punishments are mainly criminal penalties, which are also relatively strong.

——Only law enforcementStrictness is the most direct means of effective management.

Dog-raising regulations that emerged in modern society

After entering modern society, Shanghai was the first city in China to implement dog management.

In the 18th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1892), rabies was discovered in Shanghai. The Board of Directors of the Public Settlement issued a notice: All dogs on the streets that do not wear collars with the name of the dog owner will be captured; if no one claims them within 7 days, they will be released. Kill.

In March of the 25th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1899), rabies was prevalent in the concession. The Police Department of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau ordered each arresting house to strictly capture unmuzzled dogs. Later, in April of the following year, the Police Department of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau decided to register and license all dogs in the public concession in accordance with the decision of the taxpayers’ special meeting.

In April of the 32nd year of Guangxu (1906), the French Concession Public Affairs Bureau issued the "Domestic Dog License Regulations" and stipulated that anyone who raises domestic dogs must apply for a license from the hunting house and hang it on the dog's neck. If there is no license, it will be treated as wild dog hunting.

In July 1949, the Shanghai Public Security Bureau promulgated the "Measures for the Management of Dogs", stipulating:

Where dogs such as playing dogs, hounds, military dogs, police dogs, and domestic dogs are kept in the urban area, the dog owner must bring the dog to the relevant public security bureau to register and apply for a license. The license must be hung under the dog's neck; If the dog is transferred to another dog; if the license is lost, you should apply for a replacement; if the dog dies or leaves the country, you should report to the local public security bureau to cancel the registration and surrender the license.

Dog owners should wear a muzzle when taking their dogs out and use a leash to lead them. They should not let their dogs roam on the side of the road to disturb public peace. They should not allow their dogs to defecate in the streets and disturb hygiene. If there is defecation, the dog owner must be responsible for cleaning it up immediately. All unregistered dogs will be captured as wild dogs.

Throughout history we can find , the emergence of dog management, one is related to people; the other is related to rabies.

Shanghai is still the most humane city for raising dogs after so long

We have to say it againIn Shanghai, take the "Shanghai Dog Management Regulations" as an example.

Since the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau promulgated the "Dog Management Measures" in 1949, Shanghai has issued regulations on "Dog Management Measures" in 1950, 1953, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1997, 2011, and 2016. The Dog Management Regulations have been supplemented or reissued 9 times, while most other domestic cities, including Beijing, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chongqing, Nanjing, etc., have only updated 2 to 3 times.

Therefore, it can be said that Shanghai’s “Dog Management Regulations” are still one of the most humane and rational dog-raising regulations in the country.

The only dog ​​breeds that are currently prohibited in Shanghai are "violent dogs". Large dogs and Chinese pastoral dogs are not exceptions, and dog licenses can be obtained smoothly.

At the same time, there are more than 180 rabies vaccination points in Shanghai, including 18 in the central city, making it convenient to immunize dogs.

To apply for a dog license, you can use a rental contract and go to the corresponding police station. The fee is 500 yuan per year per dog within the inner ring and 300 yuan per year per dog outside the inner ring. The fee for sterilized dogs is half.

Applying for a dog license in Shanghai is both reasonable and easy to accept, both in terms of the humaneness of the system and the related fees. Moreover, the stipulation that the fee for sterilized dogs is halved can also increase people's awareness of sterilization in the system. awareness to help more dogs live a healthy life.

At the same time, we also learned that Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu and other places have entered the era of electronic dog licenses. In addition, dog licenses in Chengdu, Kunming, Nanjing, Xiamen, Harbin and other places are still free.

So, if the "Dog Management Regulations" in various places can be updated and supplemented with the progress of the times like Shanghai, and the dog license can be free and can be applied for online like in some cities, then we have reason to believe that this will It will no longer lead to almost unanimous opposition, confusion and controversy among dog owners.

Obviously raising dogs can best show the quality of a person as a dog owner, so that the whole pot of porridge will not be spoiled by a mouse dropping

Finally, we want to Once again, we call for the importance of civilized dog raising.

We hope that you will apply for a dog license for your dog, vaccinate your dog against rabies, have your dog neutered, have your dog led by an adult on a leash when going out, and take the initiative to clean up your dog's environment. Feces and drowning objects are the main concern when encountering people and dogs.Move to avoid, reduce the occurrence of disputes, injuries and other incidents.

We must understand that only if we dog owners lead by example and raise dogs in a civilized manner can we give our dogs a better future. And all our uncivilized behaviors are the black hands that push your beloved dog into the abyss.

So, if every dog ​​owner can raise dogs in a civilized way, then we can gradually eliminate the barriers and conflicts with non-dog owners, so that more people can accept dogs, trust them, and even know them. To the cuteness of dogs.

This makes us more qualified to call for the "dog breeding management regulations" in various places to be unified, reasonable and humane.