Animal cruelty law not acceptable

The proposal by some Shanghai regional legislators to regulate pet animals seems to be not so much an issue about dog biting man, but rather men and women biting or barking at dogs.

The comment by Zheng Huiqiang, deputy director of the Standing Committee of Shanghai Municipal People's Congress, one day after a meeting held by the local legislature on pet dog management and attended by officers from the city police department, is full of words like don'ts and bans.

Pet dogs, Zheng argues, should be forbidden from entering subways, shopping malls, supermarkets, elevators and other public places. It is not sure if Zheng, by putting elevators on the list, believes that people should only take the stairs to their apartments on the 30th floor after walking their dogs.