This was a news last August 2011. It's a little too late. Has anybody heard of Jiangmen? Well, then most likely you've heard of how they've beaten dogs to death to promote their so called "better city". They've banned dog ownership due to the death of 42 people from rabies.
Quote:‘Our aim is not to kill all the dogs in the city's urban areas, but we hope to create a better environment for the city by banning the keeping of dogs.
‘And we hope dog owners and residents can understand and cooperate with law enforcement personnel.’
Only people who use dogs to protect property worth more than 5m yuan (£474,000) will be exempt.
Any thoughts? Especially regarding the beating of dogs since it sounds like they aren't humanely put to sleep either?
How about anti-rabies shots? Is the government giving out free rabies shots as a mandatory requirement to owning a dog more expensive than putting them all to sleep or paying the authorities to beat them all to death?