VOSD is India’s home for rehabilitation and life-long care for aggressive dogs, whose owners weren’t able to handle them. Many Pitbulls, Rottweilers, Terriers, Bully dogs, etc. have been admitted at the VOSD Sanctuary due to the inability of their owners to handle them which lead to dog bites for the family, other people or animals. Every month at least 2-3 dogs come to VOSD under the ‘Aggressive Dog’ surrender category from different cities in India. These surrendered dogs after undergoing training and rehabilitation at the VOSD Sancutary get to live a normal, happy life with us. Support the care of these dogs deemed aggressive. Please donate for them: https://vosd.in
DO YOU OWN A PURE-BRED DOG – IF YES, CONTINUE READING….
- The Centre has proposed a ban on sale and breeding of 23 breeds of deemed dangerous dogs. The ban on sale and breeding comes in the wake of dog-biting incidents and intends to end to the vicious dog-fighting rings in North India. This means that going forward no one will be able to sell or breed dogs of these 23 breeds in India but pet owners who have these dogs can continue to care for their pet as long as they follow local government guidelines on pet sterilisation, vaccination and walks in public places.
- The Dept. of Animal Husbandry and Dairying urged state govts to refrain from issuing licenses or permits for the sale and breeding of these 23 breeds of dogs.
- Please get your pure-bred pet dog registered with the local municipal corporation, get the dog sterilised & vaccinated & always keep them on a leash and make them wear a muzzle in public places.
Dog breeds that have been banned include Pitbull Terrier, Tosa Inu, American, Staffordshire Terrier, Fila Brasileiro, Dogo Argentino, American bulldog, Boerboel, Kangal, Central Asian Shepherd Dog, Caucasian Shepherd Dog, South Russian Shepherd, Tornjak, Sarplaninac, Japanese Tosa and Akita, Mastiffs, Rottweiler, Terriers, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Wolf dogs, Canario, Akbash dog, Moscow Guard dog, Cane Corso.
WHAT IF YOUR PET DOG SHOWS AGGRESSION AND HAS BITTEN PEOPLE?
If you are UNABLE to take care of your dog and if it’s one from the banned for sale and breeding government list and has shown aggression to people and other dogs – you have the option to surrender the dog to VOSD under the ‘Aggressive’ Dog Surrender Category. Please reach out to us at info@vosd.in
Lastly, please Do Not Abandon Your Pet Dog, they cannot survive on the streets like stray dogs! Write to us info@vosd.in if you have any questions on this topic.
For access to the government notification, pls visit VOSD blog https://vosd.in/central-govt-proposes-ban-on-23-dog-breeds/
VOSD OPINION ON DOG BREED BANS
Dog aggression towards people/other animals is a significant cause of pet abandonment and a serious cruelty issue affecting pure-bred dogs in our country. In response to the threat posed by dog aggression and bites, some cities in the United States and countries worldwide have implemented breed-specific legislation. However, there is limited evidence to suggest that such laws are effective.
At VOSD, we do not advocate for restricting and punishing all dogs based on the actions of a few dogs. It’s important to recognize that not all dogs are aggressive, and aggression is often a result of the environment in which they are raised. By focusing legislation solely on dogs deemed “vicious,” we risk overlooking the real problem: irresponsible owners. Therefore, addressing the root causes of dog aggression, such as irresponsible ownership and dangerous living conditions like dog fighting rings, etc., is crucial for effectively addressing this issue.
Malcolm Gladwell wrote an interesting article on why breed-specific bans are illogical (“Troublemakers – What pit bulls can teach us about profiling,” The New Yorker, Feb. 6, 2006. https://www.dogbitelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/New_Yorker_Profiling.pdf) :
“The strongest connection [i.e., “characteristic” or “sign”] of all, though, is between the trait of dog viciousness and certain kinds of dog owners. In about a quarter of fatal dog bite cases, the dog owners were previously involved in illegal fighting. The dogs that bite people are, in many cases, socially isolated because their owners are socially isolated, and they are vicious because they have owners who want a vicious dog. The junk-yard German shepherd — which looks as if it would rip your throat out — and the German shepherd guide dog are the same breed. But they are not the same dog, because they have owners with different intentions.”
