Justice Anita Sumanth of the Madras High Court on Friday, June 14, 2024, remarked that a thorough analysis of canine psychology and the behavioural pattern of different breeds of dogs would have to be considered before the Centre took a decision on classifying certain dog breeds as “ferocious” and banning them from being imported, sold and bred in the country.
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Canine psychology must be studied before classifying dog breeds as ‘ferocious’, says Madras High Court
The Court also recorded the Centre’s submission that the last date for stakeholders to submit their suggestions/objections to the ongoing exercise to classify certain dog breeds as ferocious, would be extended to June 30, 2024
Published – June 14, 2024 01:33 pm IST – CHENNAI
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Justice Anita Sumanth of the Madras High Court on Friday, June 14, 2024, remarked that a thorough analysis of canine psychology and the behavioural pattern of different breeds of dogs would have to be considered before the Centre took a decision on classifying certain dog breeds as “ferocious” and banning them from being imported, sold and bred in the country.
The judge hoped that a committee to be constituted by the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, for this purpose, would consist of experts in canine psychology. She asked Additional Solicitor General (ASG) AR.L. Sundaresan to ensure that members of the committee were made known publicly to avoid legal challenges.
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