Kuwait has dog laws, but weak enforcement fuels public safety concern
Kuwait has dog laws on the books, but a veterinarian and public health expert says almost nobody enforces them. Dr Abdulaziz Al-Ateeqi told Al-Qabas that lax enforcement and a broken dog registration system have allowed strays to spread and breed with little oversight. He pointed to repeated dog-bite incidents, including a 2013 attack on a child that made headlines. Each time, he said, the response amounts to statements and outrage rather than real change.
Weak enforcement of existing legislation, disrupted dog registration and inadequate oversight are contributing to the spread and reproduction of stray dogs in Kuwait, veterinarian and public health expert Dr Abdulaziz Al-Ateeqi told Al-Qabas. Al-Ateeqi said recurring dog-bite incidents, including the widely reported 2013 case involving a child, have repeatedly triggered statements and reactions without producing … The post Kuwait has dog laws, but weak enforcement fuels public safety concern appeared first on Times Kuwait .