20/03/2024
Karnataka High Court Stays Ban On Rearing Of 'Ferocious & Dangerous' Dog Breeds
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday stayed the operation of a circular issued by the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying department, which bans rearing of certain breeds of dogs on the ground of them being ferocious and dangerous to human life.
A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the order on a petition filed by one King Solomon David, a dog trainer and another. Operation of the circular is stayed only in the State of Karnataka, the bench clarified.
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