Mastiff attacks spark renewed debate on urban dog control
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word="The">The</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Dalian">Dalian</span>, <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bitten">bitten</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Tibetan">Tibetan</span> <span word="mastiff">mastiff</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 27. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="June">June</span> 3, <span word="an">an</span> 8-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yuncheng">Yuncheng</span>, <span word="Shanxi">Shanxi</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bitten">bitten</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="breed">breed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="moving">moving</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="villager">villager</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scare">scare</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="aroused">aroused</span> <span word="heated">heated</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="management">management</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="citywide">citywide</span> <span word="crackdown">crackdown</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Dogs">Dogs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="instincts">instincts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="barking">barking</span> <span word="loudly">loudly</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="biting">biting</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span>, <span word="scared">scared</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Feng">Feng</span> <span word="Liyuan">Liyuan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 46-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Chaoyang">Chaoyang</span> <span word="district">district</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="vicious">vicious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="victim">victim</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>, <span word="Feng">Feng</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="crackdown">crackdown</span>, <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="of">of</span> 35 <span word="cm">cm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="taller">taller</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 41 <span word="breeds">breeds</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="violent">violent</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="bulldogs">bulldogs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="collies">collies</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> (<span word="Dongcheng">Dongcheng</span>, <span word="Xicheng">Xicheng</span>, <span word="Chaoyang">Chaoyang</span>, <span word="Haidian">Haidian</span>, <span word="Fengtai">Fengtai</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Shijingshan">Shijingshan</span> <span word="districts">districts</span>), <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="densely">densely</span> <span word="populated">populated</span>.</p>
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