Beijing Adopts Rigid Measures to Curb Rabies

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Beijing Adopts Rigid Measures to Curb Rabies

Xinhua

2006-07-02 16:08:48

 

Dog keepers in Beijing will face harsh punishment in

the future if they raise their pets in violation of

concerned stipulations, according to local public

security authorities on Sunday.

 

They will see their pet dogs confiscated or be fined

for 5,000 yuan (625 U.S. dollars) at most if they keep

a dog without a permit, fail annual health check-up on

their pets, keep big dogs in downtown area, have more

than one dog at one family and bring their pets to

wrong places or at wrong times, said Tang Yunli,

deputy head of the public security brigade of the

Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.

 

Tang said they have begun a two-week-long inspection

on dog-raising in the city starting Saturday.

 

The annual registration of pet dogs in the city

between May 1 and June 30 show that Beijing has a

record 534,520 pet dogs, 75,747 dogs more than that

for the corresponding period of last year, Tang said.

 

They dealt with 4,891 cases involving illegally

keeping dogs during the period, Tang said.

 

Police officers also spread information about rabies

for the purpose of improving the public's awareness of

the fatal disease.

 

Beijing has seen a gradual increase in rabies cases in

recent years due to the increase of pet cats and dogs

raised by citizens,according to experts.

 

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