[News] China's Canine Crackdown
China's Canine Crackdown
ELIAS: To control its population growth, China has long limited
couples to just one child. Now the communist nation is cracking
down on canines as well. The new rules: It's "one-dog" per
household, period. Large dogs, or canines considered dangerous,
are banned. Violators with unlicensed pooches will face criminal
charges. Jaime Florcruz has more on a public health initiative
that has many owners barking mad.
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JAIME FLORCRUZ, CNN: Elaine lives her days in fear, not for
herself but for her golden retrievers, Bally and Hippy. They are
virtual fugitives in Beijing, hiding from police enforcing a new
ordinance that limits each family to just one dog-- all in the
name of fighting rabies. Elaine is so fearful for her pets she has
requested we not show her face.
ELAINE: In the morning, when I hear dogs barking outside, lots of
people talking, I would think, oh is the police here.
FLORCRUZ: Police are looking for unregistered dogs, and for large
dogs like her golden retrievers. Dogs taller than 35 cm, or 14
inches, are banned because police say they are dangerous, leaving
pet owners like Elaine angry-- and afraid to walk their dogs in
public.
ELAINE: I'm like a criminal here. I don't know why. Whenever I go
out, I have to peek, see if anyone is out there before I go out to
the parking lot...
FLORCRUZ: She is so fed up she has decided to move with her dogs
to Hong Kong--and close the doors of her pet supply shop in
downtown Beijing.
FLORCRUZ: Pet owners in China used to spoil the dogs with all
sorts of products, like fur coats and trendy shoes. Now their main
concern is their dogs' safety. The restrictions are prompting
protests from dog lovers, like this one in Beijing. Police
officials say the aim is to fight the spread of rabies, which
kills more than 2,000 people a year in China. Health experts say,
in some ways, the government is doing the right thing.
JULIE HALL: Trying to promote registration, de-sexing of these
animals and vaccination of these animals, and that's what's
needed--very responsible pet ownership.
FLORCRUZ: The new ordinance comes after thousands of dogs were
killed in southern China in a campaign to stamp out rabies.
Meanwhile in Beijing, dogs like Bally and Hippy are feeling the
brunt of the police crackdown.
ELAINE: It's so sad for them, because they don't see the sunshine
anymore. It's not good for them. Not good for me.
Jaime FlorCruz, CNN, Beijing
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