Amid an increase in the number of attacks on humans by pet dogs, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Gurugram has directed the Municipal Corporation to ban 11 "foreign breeds". The 11 dog breeds that have been banned are: American Bulldog, American Pit bull terriers, Dogo Argentino, Rottweiller, Boerboel, Presa Canario, Neapolitian Mastiff, Wolfdog, Cane Corso, Bandog and Fila Brasileiro. All these are categorised as “dangerous foreign breeds”. The court has also asked the Corporation to cancel the registration granted to such banned dog breeds and take them into its custody.
“The MCG is directed to cancel all the licence/s if any, issued in this regard in favour of the dog owners for keeping the above-cited pet dogs with immediate effect and take into its custody the aforesaid dogs immediately,” the forum said on November 15. The forum has also ordered pet dog owners to carry dog poop bags and poop scoops so that their pets don’t dirty public places.
A proposal to impose a ban on domestication of three breeds of dogs – Pit bull, Rottweiler, and Dogo Argentino was given a go-ahead by the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation in October.