Centre seeks comments on Dog breed ban order

“All registered organization(S)/or stakeholder(s) may submit their comments in regards to the D.O. Letter dated 12.03.2024 prohibiting the import, breeding and selling of twenty four dog breeds, latest by 01st June 2024,” it said.

The Ministry also clarified that its 12th March order shall not be enforced until further order.

Banning 24 dog breeds, the 12th March order stated: “The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying constituted an Expert Committee under the Chairmanship of Animal husbandry Commissioner with members from the various stakeholder organizations and experts. The Committee has identified the following breeds of dogs as ferocious which are dangerous for human life. ” breeds(including mixed and cross breeds) like Pitbull Terrier, Tosa Inu, American Staffordshire Terrier, .Fila Brasileiro, Dogo Argentino, American Bulldog, Boerboel, Kangal, Central Asian Shepherd Dog (ovcharka), Caucasian Shepherd Dog (ovcharka, South Russian Shepherd Dog (ovcharka), Tornjak, Sarplaninac, Japanese Tosa and Akita, Mastiffs (boerbulls), Rottweiler, Terriers, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Wolf dogs, Canario, Akbash dog, Moscow Guard dog Cane corso and every dog of the type commonly known as a Ban Dog (or Bandog)”

However, this order was set aside by the Delhi High Court on April 16. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora in its April 16 order took note of the Centre’s submission that “other than Government bodies, no private body was heard before the impugned circular was issued”.