The council has determined that 23 dog breeds, including mixed and cross breeds, are vicious and pose a threat to human safety.
Digital Desk: In view of the growing number of fatal dog attacks, the Central government has ordered states to ban the breeding and sale of 23 ferocious dog breeds, including Pitbull Terriers, American Bulldogs, Rottweilers, and Mastiffs.
The order prohibiting the ownership of up to 23 different dog breeds as pets was given to states and Union Territories.
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying further stated in a letter dated March 12 to chief secretaries of all states and UTs that these dog breeds that have previously been maintained as pets ought to be sterilized in order to stop further breeding.
The department stated that it has received requests from individuals, citizen forums, and Animal Welfare Organizations (AWOs) to ban certain dog breeds from being kept as pets and for other purposes, citing grave recent incidents of human deaths from dog bites by aggressive breeds of dogs.
In light of the representations, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying established an expert group with representatives from several stakeholder organizations and specialists, to be chaired by the Animal Husbandry Commissioner.
The council has determined that 23 dog breeds, including mixed and cross breeds, are vicious and pose a threat to human safety.
Among the breeds that are being asked to be barred from the center are Pitbull Terrier, Tosa Inu, American Staffordshire Terrier, Fila Brasileiro, Dogo Argentino, American Bulldog, Boerboel Kangal, Central Asian Shepherd Dog, and Caucasian Shepherd Dog.
Other breeds include Rhodesian Ridgeback, Wolf Dogs, Canario, Akbash Dog, Moscow Guard Dog, Cane Corso, Mastiffs, Terriers, Japanese Tosa and Akita, and South Russian Shepherd Dog.
The letter quoted the expert panel's recommendations, saying, "...the above dog breeds, including crossbreeds, shall be prohibited for import, breedings, selling as pet dogs and other purposes."
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying at the Center has requested that state and local animal husbandry departments refrain from granting any licenses or permits for the sale or breeding of prohibited dog breeds.
The 2017 and 2018 Prevent of Cruelty to Animal (Pet Shop) guidelines and the 2017 Breeding and Marketing of Dogs rules have been released by the Center.
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying's Joint Secretary, O P Chaudhary, stated in the letter that local organizations and state animal welfare boards, in addition to the Department of Animal Husbandry, are responsible for putting the guidelines into action.
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