Nowadays, more and more people choose to raise pets as a hobby. The strong development of the pet industry, along with the emergence of many stores, care centers and accompanying services, people have more choices when they want to raise and care for pets, from popular animals to rare and special species. Pets now not only satisfy the need to “keep the house” for the owner but also meet emotional desires, even pets have become something for the owner to affirm his or her “class”.
It can be seen that many pet owners today have had a positive change in their awareness of disease prevention and pet health care, are more concerned about the law and ethics of raising pets, know how to comply with regulations on animal protection, avoid the trade and use of endangered species and comply with regulations on safety and responsibility of the owner.
However, a significant number of pet owners still make the community angry because of their unconscious behavior and lack of compliance with the law. Decision 193/QD-TTg dated February 13, 2017 on approving the National Program for Controlling and Eliminating Rabies stipulates: Dog owners must notify the village chief or the People’s Committee at the commune level about their dog ownership, and commit to keeping (or chaining) and keeping dogs within the family’s premises; must vaccinate their pets against rabies according to the instructions of the People’s Committees at all levels. According to Clause 2, Article 7 of Decree 90/2017/ND-CP (amended and supplemented by Decree 04/2020/ND-CP), animal (dog) owners will be fined from VND 1,000,000 to VND 2,000,000 if they do not vaccinate their dogs against rabies, do not muzzle their dogs or do not keep their dogs on a leash, or do not have someone to lead them when taking them to public places. If they let their dogs defecate in public places, they will be warned or fined from VND 100,000 to VND 300,000.
The regulations are clear, but it can be seen that from rural areas to medium and small cities, large cities, there are many cases of people not complying with regulations when taking their pets to public places, not muzzling, leashing… There have been many conflicts or attacks from unmuzzled, unleashed pets on people or other animals. There have been many heartbreaking incidents where free-roaming animals attacked adults and children, causing serious injuries, even tragic deaths. There are also many serious traffic accidents, leaving lifelong disabilities or taking the lives of traffic participants, that started from collisions with free-roaming animals on the road.
Recently, many people from residential areas have reported that their residential areas are affected in terms of hygiene and lack of safety when pet owners let their pets roam freely on the road without control. The fact that pet owners do not comply with the law and affect the community has also been reported by residents in village and neighborhood meetings in many localities, but there has not been a final solution.
Failure to comply with regulations on keeping pets in residential areas not only causes public disorder and endangers people and other pets, but can also cause many other consequences such as the risk of disease transmission, because some infectious diseases can be transmitted from animals to humans through contact with saliva, feces and other dirt from pets. In addition, if not controlled, pets can cause damage to the environment and public hygiene. They can gnaw trees, bite off electric wires, damage public landscapes and pollute the environment…
To address this situation, since 2016, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has issued new regulations, assigning responsibility to localities to establish teams to catch stray dogs and cats. However, this activity has not yet been put into practice, many places are still lax or do not have enough funds to maintain it.
Raising wild animals and wild animals violates the law
Turning wild animals into pets is a violation of the law. (Illustrative photo. Source VNplus)
Turning wild animals into pets is a violation of the law.
(Illustrative photo. Source VNplus)
In addition, another worrying situation is that a part of the population likes to raise wild animals in their homes, causing danger to those around them. In particular, the trend of raising unique and strange dogs is becoming a fashion among the rich in big cities. Among them, hunting dog breeds, with a combative nature, knowing how to attack enemies and protect their owners such as Phu Quoc dogs, German Shepherds, Pitbulls, Rottweilers, Bulldogs, Tibetan Mastiffs, etc. are popular, and homeowners use them to demonstrate their “class”.
In addition, many people also choose to raise crocodiles, bears, etc. in their homes as pets. However, it is important to know that wild animals can pose a safety hazard to your family and the people living in your home. They can attack and injure people, especially children and the elderly. Wild animals, especially ferocious dogs, are likely to exhibit unstable and unsafe behavior. They can become violent,
