The Goa cupboard Wednesday gave the nod to a Invoice that proposes to ban import, sale and breeding of sure “ferocious” canine breeds – together with Rottweilers and Pitbulls — within the state.
After the Cupboard assembly, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant stated The Goa Animal Breeding and Domestication Regulation and Compensation Invoice 2025 shall be tabled within the monsoon session of the Goa meeting, which is scheduled to be from July 21 to August 8.
In February, following a spate of incidents involving “aggressive” canine breeds, the chief minister had introduced that the Cupboard had permitted a ban on ‘Rottweiler’ and ‘Pitbull’ canine breeds within the state. At the moment, Sawant had stated the federal government will convey an modification to the Goa Animal Breeding and Home Laws and Compensation Ordinance 2024, to incorporate a ban on the sale, import and breeding of the 2 canine breeds throughout the state.
A authorities official, requesting anonymity, stated: “The Ordinance was handed by the Cupboard, nevertheless it was not promulgated. Now, the Invoice is being launched. It proposes to ban import, breeding and domestication of ferocious canine breeds. The canine breeds that shall be coated underneath the purview of the ban shall be notified as soon as the Invoice is handed. Those that already personal the notified ferocious breeds must sterilise them and register them with the Division of Animal Husbandry. Penalties shall be imposed for non-compliance.”
In line with information shared by the Union Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare in Lok Sabha in April, the variety of canine chunk instances in Goa elevated from 8057 in 2022 to 11, 904 in 2023. In 2024, the variety of canine chunk instances additional rose to 17, 236. In January this 12 months, the state reported 1789 canine chunk instances.
In January 2025, a 40-year-old man suffered accidents after he was bitten by a pet Rottweiler in Assagao in North Goa. After the incident, Assagao village panchayat issued a discover requesting house owners of sure breeds (Pitbull, Rottweiler) “to not go away and roam with their pets in open public locations”, including that the offence can be thought-about as “punishable”.
In August final 12 months, a seven-year-old boy died after he was fatally attacked by a Pitbull in North Goa’s Anjuna. The boy had accompanied his mom – a home assist – to her employer’s home the place his canine bit the boy on the neck and physique. The incident had sparked outrage and a clamour for stricter laws, together with a ban on sure canine breeds.