One Dog Policy

In the People's Republic of China, they have a one child only policy for human families. Now the big Chinese city Shanghai have enacted a policy that is even more hideous: a one dog only policy. Dogs like to have other dogs around, they generally fare better if there is at least one other dog in the family. With a one dog only policy, many dogs will be lonely and more sad than they would have to be.

In the new rules, there are also rules against unlicenced dogs. I have nothing against this. Any serious human living with dogs have the dogs licenced. This is important for the government and their work against animal abuse. The positive effects of measurements against unlicenced dogs does not, however, make the one dog only policy any better. I guess such a policy is only possible in a dictatorship like China.