Thursday, October 05, 2006

Muzzle Law

The Swiss are usually an obedient people, but the new Geneva muzzle law on all dogs in most public spaces went into affect on the 2nd of October. Fines start at about $80. I have yet to see a dog muzzled. The reason behind the ruling was the usually pitbull and dangerous dog attacks, but the number of people put in hospital by a Yorkie or Westie still has to reach above 0. Dog owners, the newspapers, say they are refusing to do it. On the other hand stores sold out of muzzles. Maybe the people bought them for the politicians that came up with this law. I am sure there will be a referendum vote fairly quickly.

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