Adhere To Dogs Act, Police Cautions Breeders in Osun

Osun State Police Command has implored residents rearing or breeding dogs especially exotic ones for guard/security purposes to adhere to Dogs Act.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP YEMISI OLAWOYIN OPALOLA disclosed this on a statement made available to FactualTimes on Sunday.

This directive became necessary following increasingly recent attacks on people by special breed dogs in the state.

According to her, the Police Command enjoins members of the public to restrain their dogs in their houses in cages/leashes with a view to reduce attacks on people and further vaccinate these dogs in order to reduce the risk of contracting Rabies virus which can be deadly if these dogs happen to bite individual(s).

The statement read in part: “The commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Umar Abba therefore advice members of the public to be abreast of the DOG ACTS cap 35 law of the federation of Nigeria.

“A dog keeper: somebody who is in charge of a dog is supposed to ensure that every dog to be handled is vaccinated, duly controlled, should not be set loose to bite passerby. Anything outside your yard (fence) is not your house i.e if any dog gets loose and bites anybody outside the compound, this is an offence.

“The CP further assures the good people of Osun State of his commitment to improve the status quo as one of peaceful States in the country.”