The Goa government will reportedly introduce a bill in the upcoming monsoon session of the assembly that will ban ferocious dog breeds Pitbull and Rottweiler in the state. It is learnt that the proposed bill, to be called ‘The Animal Breeding and Domestication Bill, 2025’, will have a provision which will ban the import, sale and breeding of ferocious dog breeds which will start with a ban on Pitbulls and Rottweilers. However the Bill only proposes to ban the import, sale and breeding of ferocious dog breeds. What about dog owners who already possess Pitbulls and Rottweilers as pets? Obviously there needs to be some guidelines in place on how to handle these ferocious dogs which are already kept as pets. The owners of ferocious dog breeds need to seek professional help from a veterinarian. The best thing to do in order to prevent dog attacks is to keep them leashed while taking them out and when there are visitors in the house. Ferocious dogs should at no time be let loose in the open wherever there are people.
