Why "Walking the Dog on a Rope" has become a hot topic
On January 22, the 25th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress voted to pass the newly revised Animal Epidemic Prevention Law.
One of the provisions of the law clearly stipulates that "If you bring a dog out of the house, you should wear a dog tag and take measures such as tying a dog leash in accordance with the regulations."
On the 24th, the topic of "Walking the Dog and Leashing the Rope" directly rushed into the hot search on Weibo, and tens of thousands of netizens in the comment area left comments and discussions. It was so lively.
Dogs are one of the most exposed animals in people's daily life, and rabies is also an infectious disease with a very high mortality rate.
In recent years, with the increase in the number of dog-raising residents in cities, infringement disputes caused by uncivilized dog-walking behaviors such as not leashing or loosening the dog have frequently been reported.
Although the current law has clear provisions on how to be held accountable and how to compensate after the infringement occurs, it is after all remedies after the event, and people are more hopeful of preventing problems before they occur.
The "walking the dog and leashing the rope" in the revised Animal Epidemic Prevention Law is aimed at the source control.
However, it is not difficult to see from the comments of many netizens that the topic of "walking the dog and leashing into the law" is hotly discussed because it expresses the public's expectations for perfecting and implementing the law.
On the one hand, the abandonment of dogs and cats needs urgent control.
According to the revised Animal Epidemic Prevention Law, when a unit or individual raises a dog, it should not only be vaccinated against rabies regularly in accordance with the regulations, but also apply for registration with the local dog registration authority with an immunization certificate issued by an animal clinic. It must also wear a dog badge and Take measures such as tying dog ropes to prevent dogs from hurting people and spreading diseases.
However, the law does not mention the abandonment behavior and related requirements in the process of raising dogs.
In reality, it is not uncommon for the end of rearing due to subjective and objective reasons. Those cats and dogs abandoned by their owners or stray around. Once "biting" and "wounding" incidents occur, it is difficult for victims to effectively defend their rights; or Abandoned cats and dogs "death to their families", no one cares about them, let alone the harmless treatment of corpses, which can easily spread diseases and pollute the environment.
Therefore, the introduction of epidemic prevention requirements and the introduction of control regulations on the behavior of abandoning cats and dogs are no less significant than the regulation of dog walking.
On the other hand, regulations on the management of stray cats and dogs need to be refined.
When netizens talked about the topic of "walking a dog and tying a rope", they mentioned how to manage stray cats and dogs.
The newly revised Animal Epidemic Prevention Law has a more general provision for this, that is, "Sub-district offices and township-level people's governments organize and coordinate residents' committees and villagers' committees to control and dispose of stray dogs and cats in their jurisdictions to prevent the spread of the disease." .
How to control?
What to do?
Is it culling or containment after arrest?
How to contain and manage stray dogs and cats?
These problems are directly related to the effect of preventing the spread of the epidemic, and I am afraid that further refinement is needed.
Good law and good governance are the welfare of the people.
Animal epidemic prevention is related to ecological safety and human health. In the current complex and changeable background of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, it is particularly important to implement the newly revised animal epidemic prevention law.
The law clearly states that "specific measures for the prevention and management of dog breeding shall be formulated by provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government."
How to formulate scientific, feasible, and effective implementation methods based on the understanding and implementation of the spirit of the law and combining local conditions with local conditions is a test of the wisdom of local managers.
Call on all localities to actively learn from mature experience, fully listen to and absorb public opinion, abandon simple thinking and "one size fits all" approach, and promote the progress of civilization and the rule of law through innovative social governance.
Yang Bo