China Scene: West

Villagers muzzle dogs to reduce disputes over bites

In Fuqing village, Sichuan province, where most young laborers have gone to the cities in search of a living, nearly every household has a watchdog, which has led to dozens of disputes over dog bites.

In the last three years, nearly half of the some 200 dogs have been muzzled, reducing the number of biting incidents by 80 percent.