In recent days, a number of incidents of dog-free raids have sparked online debate, while public security alarms have been sounded, again pushing pet management and public safety issues to the forefront of public opinion. A number of netizens have said that those who do not hold dogs in public should be severely punished.
In these incidents, the dog owner simply did not like to walk the dog's leash, and when it was caused by an accident that he was held accountable, he tried to escape on the pretext that he had to. This not only exposes the regulatory negligence of the pet owner, but also highlights the neglect of some of the pet owner ' s responsibilities for public safety.
"Low to the left, right to the yellow. "Big hat mink, a thousand rolls of flataoka." Even if it's like Song Dynasty Su-dong Hill, you don't forget to hold your love dog when you walk the dog. But in contemporary reality, some of the dog owners are indeed far from the ancients.
In the development area of the city of Keri, south-east of Guizhou, a 2-year-old girl has been torn apart by dogs and parents continue to beat them to death, a video that has attracted widespread online attention. It was reported that the dog had been beaten to half-death and that the dog had finally been rescued by someone who opened his mouth and had been killed after biting the girl. The police have opened an investigation and the local street office has sent a search for the dog owner.
In a small district of Zhejiang Hangzhou, a girl walked her dog without a rope and scared the little girl who was playing, and her grandfather threw his dog to death.
According to counsel, the failure of the owner of the dog to walk the dog and to exercise his duty of supervision was the main cause of the shock or injury to the child, and that the child ' s family should be an emergency refuge for the protection of the child and for the injury or death of the dog. There are also, of course, individual netizens who believe that the facts need to be further ascertained for determination.
Under the Civil Code, an animal breeder or manager is liable for any damage caused by another person.
Several dog-related cases had previously also given rise to hot raids.
A 9-year-old boy was chased down by a neighbor's dog while playing downstairs in Henan's junction. In Shanghai, however, Ms. Yan had recently brought the dog master, Uncle Lee, to court. Ms. Yan, 41, was pregnant for nearly four months, and when she was passing through the door of the neighbour's house, the golden hair dog, who had not been attached to her, suddenly came to her, and Ms. Yan was frightened and her test tube baby, which had worked hard for three years, did not survive. The first instance judgement was handed down by the Shanghai Pudong Court and the defendant, Mr. Li, was required to compensate Ms. Yan for the loss of $90,000 within 10 days of the effective date of the judgement. It is clear from this case that Uncle Li was guilty of breaching the regulations, subjectively and without being tied to the dog he raised.
It's the dog that hurts. The real culprit is the man.
The assault on a 2-year-old girl by a black Rowena dog in Sichuan Zongzhou made the whole world angry, with as many as 20 bites on her. In April 2022, after a 1-year-old boy fell by a dog in the Hebei corridor, the father of the child fell and the dog owner accused the father of having fallen his “child”. "The boss of the insignia dinner" and "I'll stab your child if you touch my dog," "Your life is worth my dog" and she threatened the child's mother after she didn't hold her dog to scare the child.
We must not allow such dog owners to put social rules and others under their feet, and must not let “human lives” be inferior to “dog lives”. As one netizens commented, dogs are important in the eyes of the dog owner, but people are more important in the eyes of others than dogs.
It is a basic quality that every dog owner must possess, not only as a moral requirement but also as a legal requirement. Our Animal Vaccination Act states that if a dog leaves the household, it should wear a dog tag and take measures such as canine ropes to prevent it from only hurting and spreading.
Patients regulate their lives. According to China's White Paper on the pet industry 2023-2024 (Consumer Report), which was produced by a large data platform for the pet industry, the urban pet (cat) consumer market in 2023 was 279.3 billion yuan, the number of pet dogs was 51.75 million and the number of pet cats was 69.8 million.
However, the management of pets is not in place and they may pose a potential threat to public safety when necessary controls are not taken in public places. Incomplete statistics, also reported in the media, indicate that approximately 40 million people are bitten by cats and dogs every year.
The core principles of pet management are “responsibility” and “respect”. How do you make it safer and reasonable for a dog owner? First, regular vaccinations, medical examinations, etc., ensure the health and safety of pets; second, the use of towed ropes to control pets, the timely cleaning of pet excreta and the observance of behaviour norms in public places; and third, the promotion of self-understanding and compliance with pet management regulations and active participation in community pet management education.
It can be said that many people do not just like pets, but rather do not like the uncivil behaviour of pets.
Article 75 of the Law on Administrative Penalties for Public Security stipulates that: “Any person who forces an animal to harm another person shall be detained for a period of 5 to 10 days and shall be fined for a term of 200 to 500 yuan; in less serious cases, he shall be detained for a period of 5 days or fined for a term of 500 yuan.” Even more serious are the penalties imposed under the Criminal Code for the most serious offences, which may result in the death of a person by negligence, or in danger of public safety, and the criminal liability of the breeder or manager.
The management of pets and public safety are important issues for the well-being of every member of society. How can people be more harmonious with pets? For social and related authorities, it is essential that effective regulatory and punitive mechanisms be put in place to strengthen the enforcement of the regulations governing pet management and to increase the cost of abuse by peters. All parties should build a harmonious social environment that respects the rights and interests of pets while safeguarding public safety in a scientific and rational manner.
For the dog owner to say 10 million, it's the biggest mistake and problem to walk the dog. The owners of pets, government departments and the general public should learn from many incidents, learn from Sodong Hills, and work together to keep civilization up in every corner of the city.