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Indian government to impose ban on import, sale, and cross-breeding of twenty-three ferocious dog breeds
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- Title
- Centre bans these 23 ferocious dog breeds; what it means for the existing owners? What does PETA India say
- Authors
- Manpriya Khurana
- Published
- Mar 14 2024
- Word count
- 686 words
Existing owners are allowed to keep their pets, however no new registrations will be allowed anymore.
List of dog breeds banned from the article - Pitbull Terrier, Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Tosa Inu, Fila Brasileiro, Dogo Argentino, American Bulldog, Boerboel, Kangal, Russian Shepherd, Tornjak, Sarplaninac, Japanese Tosa and Akita, Mastiffs, Rottweiler, Cane Corso, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Wolf Dogs, Canario, Akbash Dog, Moscow Guard Dog and every dog of the type commonly known as 'Ban Dog'.
While this was being asked for a longtime, last year CEO of a Tea manufacturing company died due to indirect involvement of street dogs. It bought street dogs issue on national level, and to this ban.
I can understand most of those choices given the stray problem in India, so I can see why most bigger dog breeds are included, even though I disagree that any domesticated dog breeds are more "ferocious" by nature than any others. They're all potentially "ferocious" if allowed to roam wild, breed freely, form packs, and forced to fend for themselves.
But, seriously, banning the regular Terrier, which are typically so small you could kick them to the moon if you were attacked by one? Is that a typo by IBTimes? :P
Weren't terriers bred to attack wild animals during hunts?
I believe they were specifically selected to be aggressive and attack animals that are also many times their size so they'd be easier to hunt.
That is probably part of the reason. There could also be local reasons, I'm sure.
Terriers were bred to hunt rats. Pest control, not hunting.
Foxes and badgers as well.
The name "terrier" means "burrow" in French, which gives a good indication of what they're were initial bred to do (to into butDoes and kill or more likely flush out the animal down there).
I once owned a Jack Russell. That dog is the only dog I've ever owned that was an enthusiastic and highly motivated killer. I was once on a walk and she spotted a cat in nearby bushes and managed to bite successfully before I could pull her off. I felt terrible. I have had other dogs that could potentially have put smaller animals at risk but they were also lazy or had other interests, preferred balls, preferred food etc. The Jack Russell was obsessed with catching and if possible killing other animals.
They carry diseases. If they can break the skin they’re a menace.
But, that’s every dog? And aren’t most street dogs in India mutts or pye dogs?
The nippiness means they’re more likely to run after people and bite.