More Crackdowns
<i> Times Wire Services</i>
The Irish government has ordered that all potentially dangerous dogs be muzzled and leashed. And officials of Hamburg, Germany, have decided to treat dogs bred for fighting as if they were guns.
Ortwin Runde, head of Hamburg’s Social Ministry, said Tuesday that owners of fighting dogs must have a permit, as is the case with firearms. People with criminal convictions will be denied permits.
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