Digital platform aims to ensure standards

Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, will improve management of dog ownership by building a full digital platform to monitor pets, implanting them with microchips and piloting special walking zones in residential communities.

A campaign of strict enforcement of legislation means dog owners must abide by basic standards, such as cleaning up after their dog and keeping their pet on a leash.

He Jiaming, from the Hangzhou urban management committee, said the campaign has raised dog owners' awareness of their responsibilities, while other residents appreciate the cleaner, safer public environment.