Osun State Police Command has warned residents rearing canines to make sure they maintain their pets inside a confined space to stop them from attacking individuals.
The command stated it constitutes an offence if a canine proprietor fails to manage his or her pet and, whereas the animals are left unrestrained, assault individuals.
A press assertion by the command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, obtained in Osogbo on Sunday stated there have been growing incidents of assaults on individuals by canines in current occasions.
The command subsequently enjoined members of the general public rearing canines to restrain their pets of their homes in cages or put them on leashes.
The police additional stated it was mandatory for canine house owners to take such steps, as doing so would cut back assaults on individuals.
It additionally suggested house owners to vaccinate their canines so as to scale back the chance of contracting rabies virus, within the occasion that the pets chunk individuals.
The assertion learn partly, “The police command is utilizing this medium to attract the eye of members of the general public particularly these rearing or breeding canines particularly unique ones for guard/safety functions or in any other case to the growing current assaults on individuals by their canines.
“To this finish, the police command enjoins members of the general public to restrain their canines of their homes in cages/leashes with a view to lowering assaults on individuals and additional vaccinate these canines so as to scale back the chance of contracting rabies virus which might be lethal if these canines occur to chunk particular person(s).
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Abba, due to this fact advises members of the general public to be abreast of the Canine Acts Cap 35 Regulation of the Federation of Nigeria. A canine keeper: any person who’s in control of a canine is meant to make sure that each canine to be dealt with is vaccinated, duly managed, and shouldn’t be set unfastened to chunk passersby. Something outdoors your yard (fence) will not be your home, i.e., if any canine will get unfastened and bites anyone outdoors the compound, that is an offence.
“The CP additional assures the nice individuals of Osun State of his dedication to enhance the established order as one of many peaceable states within the nation.”
