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Government to introduce dog owner ban

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Government to introduce dog owner ban

A new law is to make it possible to ban certain owners from keeping dogs if they do not handle the animals in the proper manner.

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In less serious cases police can demand that an owner always keeps a dog either on a leash or muzzled.

The government's proposal does not however include a general ban on so-called fighting dogs. Agriculture Minister Eskil Erlandsson has previous explained his reasoning:

"It's not possible to point out some breeds and say that others aren't dangerous. It becomes problematic with cross-breeding and the definition of breeds. As well as that it is possible to possible to train any dog to be aggressive."

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