Shanghai to ban walking dogs in public places

SHANGHAI: Shanghai legislators are considering a law to ban pet dogs from walking in public places amid increasing tension between dog owners and their neighbors in this populous city.

"Pet dogs have brought most people trouble or even harm, and only few people fun," legislator Deng Zixin told the Shanghai Oriental Morning Post.

"In many communities, dogs tread on lawns, ram into people in the elevators and their hair and waste are seen everywhere," he said.