A new policy proclaimed in Harbin Province
prohibits large dogs
The owner this golden retriever is visually disabled. He trained his dog into a guide dog. Due to no professional guide dog certificate, the dog will be sent away. The man will then lose his “eyes” again.
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The dog owner in the photo was complaining to the reporter that he cannot not give up his beloved dog.
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In China, Harbin Province has recently proclaimed a policy that raising large dogs are prohibited including the breeds of Golden Retriever, Chow Chow, Labrador and others.
Dogs should be dealed by raisers by October 31, 2012, or they will be fined for 10,000 to 20,000 RMB. After the dogs are confiscated, there should be 1,000 RMB per day for management fee according to an article published in the Chinese news. Below the video you will find the online translation into English for your convenience.
The new policy prohibits the keeping of the following breeds in Harbin:
Tibetan Mastif, Pit Bull Terrier, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileir, Tosa In, Central Asia Shepherd Dog, Chinese Chongqing Dog, Borzoi, German Shepherd, Bulldog, Mastif, Cane Corso, Great Dane, Caucasian Shepherd Dog, Neapolitan Mastiff, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Afghan Hound, Pointer, Weimaraner, Blood Hound, Basenji, old english Bulldog, Japanese Akita, Newfoundland, Kerry Blue Terrier, Chinese Rural Dog, Chinese Mountain Red Dog, Chinese Kunmin, Doberman Pinscher, Belgian Sheepdog, Rottweiler, Dalmatian Breed Standard, SaintBernard, Great Pyrenees, Old English Sheepdog, IrishWolfhound, Saluki, Italian Greyhound, Australian Shepherd, Bouvier des Flandres, Keeshoud, Border Terrier, Alaskan Malamute, Siberian Husky, Golden Retriever, Chow Chow, Samoyed, Labrador Retriever, Setter.
The policy says every household can only keep one dog. Big and fierce dogs are prohibited (guide dogs for the blind and handicapped peple are excluded.). The dogs which are over 50 cm tall and 70 cm long are prohibited as well.
Citizens should take their dogs to the local police agencies for raising registration. The policy agencies should help put micro chips into registered dogs as well as give them certificates and dog tags. The guide dogs kept by organizations can only be sent to the residents. The residents cannot register their dogs under any companies. Every citizen can only keep one dog. The policy regulates the police agencies to be in charge of keeping and dealing the spare and stray dogs. The police in Harbin is empowered to capture and kill any big dogs. All the issues about Harbin dogs are dealt directly by the police instead of animal experts or animal protecting organizations. More than 80% of the residents are against the policy. It’s totally disrespect for the residents as well as ignorance of animal rights.
The policy also says the shelters will be built for keeping the dogs, and the dog owners will be charged 1000 RMB per day for keeping their pets. It’s ridiculous to charge the dog owners. The government will build shelters for the dogs, but they will only keep them for 30 day. If no one adapts the dogs in 30 days, the dogs will be kiiled. The problem is big dogs prohibition and 30-day adaptation exist at the same time. It’s contractictory. Furthermore, the dog owners should pay for dog keeping. Harbin government is a poor organization. It’s hard to imagine how terrible the shelters will be. People definitely don’t have spare money to pay the extra fee. They are forced to send away or kill their dogs. More people sell their dogs to the dog meat dealers. So far, numerous big dogs have lost their lives due to the policy. A few people from other districts of China said that they are willing ro take care of some dogs, but it still cannot solve the problem.
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Translation
Harbin police in November to ban dog regulation that can not accommodate the handling by the public security organs
2012-04-01
Harbin City Kennel Ordinance will be fully implemented from April 1. March 31, Harbin public security organs in the Central Avenue intensive advocacy activities and implementation of the overall strengthening of dog management.
It is understood that the activities of the police issued to the public, "Harbin City Kennel Management Ordinance," Harbin ban on raising the spirits and large breed varieties ", the individual, unit dog should have and should provide the relevant materials leaflets 23000 copies. Also play audio, video, "To the general public of citizens of the civilized dog" photo exhibition and the form of a comprehensive dog regulations, advocate civilized compliance Kennel.
Harbin City, the public security organs in accordance with the provisions of the Harbin City Kennel Regulations", in conjunction with the relevant departments to set the dog registration certificate for people applying for; the use of various forms of promotional tools, expand civilization dog propaganda, so that the majority of people consciously compliance with dog regulations; timely processing and to punish violations dog violations, violations bred dogs for proper disposal.
According to reports, April 1 to May 30, police investigated thoroughly, and advocacy to launch stage. May 31 to October 30, Harbin Public Security Security Authority will work with the City Animal Husbandry Bureau, Business Bureau, health and epidemic prevention departments, the establishment of dog registration accreditation agencies focus for breeding dogs of the public to apply for dog registration, the application work . October 31 to December 30, will focus on the end of the registration accreditation, dog registration card with the relevant departments to concentrate on cleaning up. The same time, to investigate and punish violations of keeping large dogs, strong dogs, clean the lane and sale of dogs, sheltering abandoned dogs, stray dogs, kill the rabies. Here, the police will set up a monitoring hotlines, to accept reports from the public investigated irregularities dog's behavior, confiscation of violations kept dogs.
Harbin City Police Security Administration official said, the Police will effectively conscientiously perform the registration in accordance with the Harbin City Kennel Ordinance, inspection, handling duties, regulate public dog behavior, effectively maintaining the social order.
Kennel conditions:
The resident dog per household limit raise one, prohibits the keeping of dogs, large dogs. Who are of full capacity, have a fixed place of residence, and single-family residence, the dog owner to submit proof of identity, the legitimate citizens of the real estate and rental property that can be kept. Where the unit to provide the units subject qualification certificate, the legal representative or person in charge of identification, bear civil liability independently of the main qualifications, not external office or place of business and residential areas of feeding, to determine the dog just raise staff, dog cage , kennels and other captive facilities, the legal unit of sound dog safety management system may apply for a dog registration.
Dog behavior norms:
The dog owner shall dog, civilized dog, training dogs to develop good habits, shall not interfere with others due to dog live a normal life, affecting public order and security or damage to public environmental health.
Dog breeding dogs in the home in, should control the dogs barking. Prohibits the use of the open balcony breeding dogs. Erection of a kennel in the public corridor and other buildings of the total area, place the dog cage and dog apparatus, and the implementation for dog grooming, bathing behavior is prohibited.
The dogs go out, it should be by the person with full capacity for civil conduct a lead or carry, and the following provisions: (a) The dog license for dogs hanging; (b) the dog rope pull collar dogs, dog rope length shall not more than 2 m; (c) in a public corridor, elevator and other crowded places for dogs to wear a muzzle or embrace; (4) not to bring dogs and others compete Road grab the line, take the initiative to avoid pedestrians especially the elderly, the disabled, pregnant women and children; (e) the effective suppression of the dogs chase bite pedestrians, continuous barking or staff gathered at the chase frolic; (6) To clean up dog excrement; (g) shall not ride buses, trams, ferries and other public transport tools, take a taxi, it should be with the consent of the driver agreed.
Prohibits bringing a dog into the following regions: (a) of the organs, enterprises and institutions office; (b) of school teaching area, room and board area, pre-school institutions, hospitals, children gathering place of activities; (c) of theaters, libraries , museums, art galleries, sports stadiums and other public cultural and entertainment centers; (d) public places, hotels, restaurants, shops; (e) waiting (for ships, machines) such as the Office, but in line with the relevant provisions of the exception; (6) Central Avenue pedestrian street, leisure and sports plaza, green belts and parks. Notwithstanding the foregoing, other units and individuals have the right to determine its place of business or management prohibits bringing a dog into. To bring dogs into the area, shall be clear cut into the sign is prohibited.
Walking the dog time dog person per night from 19:00 to 6:00 the next day.
Liability:
Registered dog wounding, if the dog keeper or manager is not immediately be harmful to people sent to the diagnosis and treatment of medical and health institutions or the first payment of medical expenses, the confiscation of dogs, dog registration certificate revoked by public security organs, unit, a fine of $ 1,000 or more 5,000 yuan, punishable by a fine of 五百元以上 $ 1,000 for individuals. An injury more than two dogs only twice wounding record or dogs; dogs causing serious injury or death; confiscation of dogs, dog registration certificate revoked by public security organs. Dog person who contravenes the provisions of this Ordinance not to clean up dog excrement, cleared by the urban management and administrative law enforcement departments shall order, and impose a fine of two hundred yuan more than $ 100.
Dog who contravenes the provisions of this Ordinance, the following acts shall be ordered by public security organs to correct, impose a fine of two hundred yuan on individuals, punishable by a fine of 1,000 units; serious cases, the confiscation of dogs, revocation of the dog use of the open balcony of the registration certificate: (a) breeding dogs or kennel, placed in the public corridor and other buildings of the total area erection of dog cages and dog apparatus; (b) Failing to collar dogs, dog rope pull ; (c) Failing to use the dog rope, muzzle, or embrace; (d) bringing a dog to take a taxi outside the public transport; (e) bringing a dog into the banned area of the provisions of this Ordinance; ( 6) Violating the provisions of this Ordinance to bring the dog to go out; (seven) units will be kept dogs for sale to the residents; (8) residents keeping dogs anchored in the unit name.
One of the following circumstances, the public security authorities confiscated dogs, dog registration certificate revoked: (a) dogs only twice wounding record; dogs (b) an injury more than two; (c) of dogs caused by serious injury or death; (d) the dog owner has three illegal dog records.
Dog person who contravenes the provisions of this Ordinance, the following acts by public security organs under the People's Republic of China on Public Security Administration Punishment Law shall be punished: (a) interfere with any other breeding dogs live a normal life; (b) driven, laissez-faire dogs intimidation; (c) forge, alter, reselling dog registration certificate; (d) resist, obstruct the performance of official duties of administrative law enforcement officers. Dog person who contravenes the provisions of this Ordinance, abandonment, cruelty to dogs, shall be warned by public security organs; in serious cases, shelter dogs, dog registration certificate revoked, and impose a fine of $ 1,000.
Organize or participate in the activities of the "bulldog" by the public security authorities confiscated dogs, dog registration certificate revoked, a fine of $ 2,000 fine.
Violation of the provisions of this Ordinance, the flow of the sale of dogs or lane and sale of dogs, dogs seized by public security organs, urban management and administrative law enforcement departments confiscated lane and sale of dog facilities by the public security organs of the law punishable by a fine of 五百元以上 $ 1,000. Discard or buried dog carcasses violation of these regulations, punishable by a fine of 1,000 by the public security organs. The dog owner be given the punishment of confiscation of dogs, dog registration certificate revoked by public security organs in violation of the provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply again for the dog within three years.
Regulation of dogs, large dogs:
Municipal Public Security Bureau to implement the Harbin City Kennel Ordinance, within the city on November 1, 2012 to May 1, 2013 (a total of 49 kinds of individual feeding large dogs and of dogs where the shoulder more than 50 cm in length over 70 cm) special rectification activities. Keeping large dogs and of dogs residents before the start of the remediation work placement, no placement or can not accommodate, by the public security organs to remain seized of the.
Dog registration:
After the start of the centralized registration, the dog to the residence of the local police station or registration outlets to obtain a copy of the dog registration materials, signed the book of dog responsibility, bringing a dog, a preliminary application form and related materials, immunization, registration, certification (specific time of registration will be announced through the media). The dog is not achieved the certificate of registration without inspection dog, dogs detained by public security organs and ordered to make corrections; fails to make corrections, confiscate the dogs.
2012-04-01
Harbin City Kennel Ordinance will be fully implemented from April 1. March 31, Harbin public security organs in the Central Avenue intensive advocacy activities and implementation of the overall strengthening of dog management.
It is understood that the activities of the police issued to the public, "Harbin City Kennel Management Ordinance," Harbin ban on raising the spirits and large breed varieties ", the individual, unit dog should have and should provide the relevant materials leaflets 23000 copies. Also play audio, video, "To the general public of citizens of the civilized dog" photo exhibition and the form of a comprehensive dog regulations, advocate civilized compliance Kennel.
Harbin City, the public security organs in accordance with the provisions of the Harbin City Kennel Regulations", in conjunction with the relevant departments to set the dog registration certificate for people applying for; the use of various forms of promotional tools, expand civilization dog propaganda, so that the majority of people consciously compliance with dog regulations; timely processing and to punish violations dog violations, violations bred dogs for proper disposal.
According to reports, April 1 to May 30, police investigated thoroughly, and advocacy to launch stage. May 31 to October 30, Harbin Public Security Security Authority will work with the City Animal Husbandry Bureau, Business Bureau, health and epidemic prevention departments, the establishment of dog registration accreditation agencies focus for breeding dogs of the public to apply for dog registration, the application work . October 31 to December 30, will focus on the end of the registration accreditation, dog registration card with the relevant departments to concentrate on cleaning up. The same time, to investigate and punish violations of keeping large dogs, strong dogs, clean the lane and sale of dogs, sheltering abandoned dogs, stray dogs, kill the rabies. Here, the police will set up a monitoring hotlines, to accept reports from the public investigated irregularities dog's behavior, confiscation of violations kept dogs.
Harbin City Police Security Administration official said, the Police will effectively conscientiously perform the registration in accordance with the Harbin City Kennel Ordinance, inspection, handling duties, regulate public dog behavior, effectively maintaining the social order.
Kennel conditions:
The resident dog per household limit raise one, prohibits the keeping of dogs, large dogs. Who are of full capacity, have a fixed place of residence, and single-family residence, the dog owner to submit proof of identity, the legitimate citizens of the real estate and rental property that can be kept. Where the unit to provide the units subject qualification certificate, the legal representative or person in charge of identification, bear civil liability independently of the main qualifications, not external office or place of business and residential areas of feeding, to determine the dog just raise staff, dog cage , kennels and other captive facilities, the legal unit of sound dog safety management system may apply for a dog registration.
Dog behavior norms:
The dog owner shall dog, civilized dog, training dogs to develop good habits, shall not interfere with others due to dog live a normal life, affecting public order and security or damage to public environmental health.
Dog breeding dogs in the home in, should control the dogs barking. Prohibits the use of the open balcony breeding dogs. Erection of a kennel in the public corridor and other buildings of the total area, place the dog cage and dog apparatus, and the implementation for dog grooming, bathing behavior is prohibited.
The dogs go out, it should be by the person with full capacity for civil conduct a lead or carry, and the following provisions: (a) The dog license for dogs hanging; (b) the dog rope pull collar dogs, dog rope length shall not more than 2 m; (c) in a public corridor, elevator and other crowded places for dogs to wear a muzzle or embrace; (4) not to bring dogs and others compete Road grab the line, take the initiative to avoid pedestrians especially the elderly, the disabled, pregnant women and children; (e) the effective suppression of the dogs chase bite pedestrians, continuous barking or staff gathered at the chase frolic; (6) To clean up dog excrement; (g) shall not ride buses, trams, ferries and other public transport tools, take a taxi, it should be with the consent of the driver agreed.
Prohibits bringing a dog into the following regions: (a) of the organs, enterprises and institutions office; (b) of school teaching area, room and board area, pre-school institutions, hospitals, children gathering place of activities; (c) of theaters, libraries , museums, art galleries, sports stadiums and other public cultural and entertainment centers; (d) public places, hotels, restaurants, shops; (e) waiting (for ships, machines) such as the Office, but in line with the relevant provisions of the exception; (6) Central Avenue pedestrian street, leisure and sports plaza, green belts and parks. Notwithstanding the foregoing, other units and individuals have the right to determine its place of business or management prohibits bringing a dog into. To bring dogs into the area, shall be clear cut into the sign is prohibited.
Walking the dog time dog person per night from 19:00 to 6:00 the next day.
Liability:
Registered dog wounding, if the dog keeper or manager is not immediately be harmful to people sent to the diagnosis and treatment of medical and health institutions or the first payment of medical expenses, the confiscation of dogs, dog registration certificate revoked by public security organs, unit, a fine of $ 1,000 or more 5,000 yuan, punishable by a fine of 五百元以上 $ 1,000 for individuals. An injury more than two dogs only twice wounding record or dogs; dogs causing serious injury or death; confiscation of dogs, dog registration certificate revoked by public security organs. Dog person who contravenes the provisions of this Ordinance not to clean up dog excrement, cleared by the urban management and administrative law enforcement departments shall order, and impose a fine of two hundred yuan more than $ 100.
Dog who contravenes the provisions of this Ordinance, the following acts shall be ordered by public security organs to correct, impose a fine of two hundred yuan on individuals, punishable by a fine of 1,000 units; serious cases, the confiscation of dogs, revocation of the dog use of the open balcony of the registration certificate: (a) breeding dogs or kennel, placed in the public corridor and other buildings of the total area erection of dog cages and dog apparatus; (b) Failing to collar dogs, dog rope pull ; (c) Failing to use the dog rope, muzzle, or embrace; (d) bringing a dog to take a taxi outside the public transport; (e) bringing a dog into the banned area of the provisions of this Ordinance; ( 6) Violating the provisions of this Ordinance to bring the dog to go out; (seven) units will be kept dogs for sale to the residents; (8) residents keeping dogs anchored in the unit name.
One of the following circumstances, the public security authorities confiscated dogs, dog registration certificate revoked: (a) dogs only twice wounding record; dogs (b) an injury more than two; (c) of dogs caused by serious injury or death; (d) the dog owner has three illegal dog records.
Dog person who contravenes the provisions of this Ordinance, the following acts by public security organs under the People's Republic of China on Public Security Administration Punishment Law shall be punished: (a) interfere with any other breeding dogs live a normal life; (b) driven, laissez-faire dogs intimidation; (c) forge, alter, reselling dog registration certificate; (d) resist, obstruct the performance of official duties of administrative law enforcement officers. Dog person who contravenes the provisions of this Ordinance, abandonment, cruelty to dogs, shall be warned by public security organs; in serious cases, shelter dogs, dog registration certificate revoked, and impose a fine of $ 1,000.
Organize or participate in the activities of the "bulldog" by the public security authorities confiscated dogs, dog registration certificate revoked, a fine of $ 2,000 fine.
Violation of the provisions of this Ordinance, the flow of the sale of dogs or lane and sale of dogs, dogs seized by public security organs, urban management and administrative law enforcement departments confiscated lane and sale of dog facilities by the public security organs of the law punishable by a fine of 五百元以上 $ 1,000. Discard or buried dog carcasses violation of these regulations, punishable by a fine of 1,000 by the public security organs. The dog owner be given the punishment of confiscation of dogs, dog registration certificate revoked by public security organs in violation of the provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply again for the dog within three years.
Regulation of dogs, large dogs:
Municipal Public Security Bureau to implement the Harbin City Kennel Ordinance, within the city on November 1, 2012 to May 1, 2013 (a total of 49 kinds of individual feeding large dogs and of dogs where the shoulder more than 50 cm in length over 70 cm) special rectification activities. Keeping large dogs and of dogs residents before the start of the remediation work placement, no placement or can not accommodate, by the public security organs to remain seized of the.
Dog registration:
After the start of the centralized registration, the dog to the residence of the local police station or registration outlets to obtain a copy of the dog registration materials, signed the book of dog responsibility, bringing a dog, a preliminary application form and related materials, immunization, registration, certification (specific time of registration will be announced through the media). The dog is not achieved the certificate of registration without inspection dog, dogs detained by public security organs and ordered to make corrections; fails to make corrections, confiscate the dogs.
The petition
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By signing the petition, the following message will instantly be send to the Mayor of Harbin Song Yibin and the Harbin City People's Government:
To Whom It May Concern,
We the undersigned urge you not to enforce the upcoming policy where dogs over a certain height will have to be given up by their owners.
Dog owners face the unenviable task of giving up their beloved pets simply because they aren't an acceptable size.
This policy is cruel, heartless and ineffective, and paints the government in a very poor light. We ask that you let the larger dogs live out their lives naturally with their owners.
Protests in Harbin have taken place where owners cried publicly to show how hurt and upset they are about this and people around the world want this policy to be overturned. While the Harbin government is busy with a large full-media campaign intended for Harbin’s 2012 visit to its international sister cities to mark the official launch of Harbin’s tourism promotion campaign, bringing a law in to ban specific breeds does not promote Harbin's tolerance for pet owners very well to the rest of the world. Please cancel the height restrictions on dogs in Harbin.
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People gathered in the square to sign a petition and show their disappointment.
禁狗令的實施就是逼迫那些兒女不在身邊的、只有大狗狗陪在身邊的老人們處理掉自己的親人！！圖片顯示: 一位已經有八十多歲的老人向志願者哭訴：請救救我的狗狗吧！
"The ban dog an ordinance" was forced those sons and daughters has left side, only has the big dog to accompany the older people, but the Harbin government ruthless request them to dispose same as his/her children of dog...!! Picture Show: The old man has over 80 years old and the elderly to face the volunteers to cry: Please help to save my dog...!
Harbin municipal people's Congress Legislative Affairs Office Tel: 0451-84651038-84655975; Law Office of Heilongjiang province phone: 0451-82625114 Email; hljfzb@hljfz.gov.cn ; fax: 0451-82629401, the provincial public security department telephone 0451-82696570, we are really disappointed to Harbin Government had not listened to public opinion. No hearings can go to complaint provincial of legislative office and public security department to catch dog was wastes of resources can complaints to against police.
哈爾濱市人大法制辦公室電話0451-84651038-84655975; 黑龍江省法制辦公室電話；0451-82625114, 電郵址；hljfzb@hljfz.gov.cn傳真；0451-82629401 省公安廳電話；0451-82696570大家真的對哈爾濱政府沒有聽取市民意見非常失望. 沒有聽證會可投訴省法制辦公室.真的對公安抓狗浪費資源可以投訴公安廳.
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"Please all over the world's young people to write a letter to the Mayor of Harbin" Please tell him that dogs are human's friends and hope to him can give dogs one way on Harbin! Made a love world, love people, love environment and love life of the good Mayor! Made a good official and made a good example for young people! Harbin Government addresses
: No. 1 century Avenue, in Harbin, Heilongjiang province zip: 150027; Tel: 0451--84664111 If you can copy of the letter sent to my mailbox 784546089@QQ.com (volunteer of rescue dog in Harbin's website user: Heilongjiang summer fragrance) for show your letter!
【請全世界青少年都來給哈爾濱市長寫封信】請告訴他狗狗是人類的朋友, 希望他給哈爾濱狗一條生路！做個愛世界、愛環境、愛人民、愛生命的好市長！做個好官！做青少年的好榜樣！哈爾濱政府位址：哈爾濱黑龍江省世紀大道1號郵編：150027; 電話：0451 — — 84664111如果可以將信件影本寄至我郵箱 784546089@qq.com (哈爾濱拯救狗隻義工網友: 黑龍江夏日香氣) 為其展示。
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Many dog owners in Harbin/China are worried about a possible height restriction that could affect their dogs and probably mean the death of their beloved pets. Wild Time talked to Miss Ja/Alice, a lady with a big dog, who lives in downtown Harbin. |
