Owners unlikely to license pet dogs
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Rising">Rising</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="register">register</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>, <span word="posing">posing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pets">pets</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Municipal">Municipal</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="registering">registering</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> 200 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($32). <span word="For">For</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 100 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>.</p><p><span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="Zhirong">Zhirong</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="unlicensed">unlicensed</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="April">April</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 230,000 <span word="licensed">licensed</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 64 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2010, <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>-<span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="registration">registration</span> <span word="process">process</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unlicensed">unlicensed</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="available">available</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> 600,000 <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="issued">issued</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="punish">punish</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="pose">pose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="disturbed">disturbed</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>," <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="calmed">calmed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="owners">owners</span>.</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="licensed">licensed</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="chip">chip</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="identification">identification</span> (<span word="which">which</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> 60 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>), <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="useless">useless</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>.</p>
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