Chennai shuts door on new Pit bull, Rottweiler licences from December 20 |
Are you living in Chennai and thinking of bringing home a Pit Bull or a Rottweiler — not as a trophy pet, but as family? Then the city administration has a message for you: don’t.
From December 20, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will stop issuing new pet licences for both breeds and will no longer renew annual licences either.
The decision is being sold as a firm response to rising dog attack complaints. It is also one of the bluntest tools the Corporation has chosen in recent years to manage a problem that is, at its core, about governance rather than genetics.
The ban does not operate retrospectively. Dogs with valid licences will not be confiscated. But for existing owners, daily life has been tightened by design. Pit Bulls and Rottweilers must now be leashed and muzzled in public at all times, with violations attracting a fine of Rs 5,000. The message is unmistakable: ownership may be legal, but it is now........