The incident in Sonneberg makes a highlight of the problem of free -running dogs that can cause damage uncontrollably. While the dog seriously injured the sheep, the dog owner was reported due to an administrative offense. PETA is now committed to introducing the dog handler in Thuringia.
The importance of the dog driving license
The dog handler is a concept that is intended to ensure that dog owners deal with the needs and body language of their animals before taking a pet. According to Jana Hoger from Peta, the cause of many incidents is not among the dogs themselves, but with the owners, who often misunderstand or incorrectly misunderstand the signals of their animals. A mandatory dog license could prevent dogs from being kept without the necessary training and thus pending a danger to other animals and humans.
Advantages of the dog driving license
A dog license ensures that dog owners have the right knowledge of species -appropriate attitude, communication and the needs of their animals. This can prevent biting incidents and promote respectful handling of dogs. In countries such as Lower Saxony and Bremen, the dog handler has already shown success by reducing the number of incidents with dogs. Such evidence could help to raise awareness of responsible dog keeping and, above all, prevent impulsive purchases.
The positive effect in other federal states
The dog handler in Lower Saxony has been mandatory since 2013, and the results speak for themselves: three years after the introduction, incidents with dogs decreased significantly. Bremen and Berlin also introduced corresponding regulations to ensure the safety of humans and animals. In addition, cities such as Munich and Mannheim offer tax incentives for responsible dog owners who get the dog driving license.
Dog passage license as prevention against impulse purchases
Another advantage of a mandatory dog license is that he stimulates potential dog owners to deal intensively with animal husbandry. Around 80,000 dogs end up in German animal shelters every year – many of them were purchased spontaneously and without sufficient consideration. The dog driving license could prevent such impulse purchases and help to make dogs come into a loving and responsible home.
The introduction of the dog handler in Thuringia would be an important step to better understand the behavior of dogs and to reduce the risk of incidents such as that in Sonneberg. The dog driving license ensures more security and responsibility and could protect both humans and animals from thinking. PETA therefore demands that Thuringia also follow this model and introduce a mandatory dog license.
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