Study on local legislation of urban dog management in Chinese cities. Taking Hubei province as a sample

Abstract

The quality of dog management legislation in a country has significant practical implications for the modernization of grassroots governance, urban civilization and progress, and the harmonious coexistence of humans and animals. This paper takes the local dog management legislation in Hubei Province as a starting point, analyzing the current state of such legislation, identifying existing issues, and proposing recommendations to provide feasible suggestions for urban dog management legislation in China. By systematically reviewing the local dog management legislation of ten prefecture-level cities in Hubei Province, and analyzing key aspects such as legislative time, legislative form, legislative purpose and specific regulatory provisions of the legislative documents of dog management in various regions, through one-by-one comparative investigation, this paper provides a comparative examination to reveal existing issues in both legislation and practice. It explores the underlying causes of the problems and provides targeted suggestions for improving local urban dog management legislation in China, for example, standardizing local legislative forms as local regulations, incorporating animal protection concepts into legislative objectives, establishing a diversified governance model for dog management, and increasing government financial investment in dog management.