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倒数第九周星期五 A SHANGHAI - Dog owners in the city may soon find themselves allowed to raise only one dog at home, according to the citys proposed pet law now being reviewed at the local legislature. The citys draft legislation on dog management makes it clear that each household can have only one dog, given Shanghais high population density and limited living space, it said. If their dogs have puppies, dog owners should give them away to other suitable adopters or send them to government-approved adoption agencies by the time they are 3 months old, so as to abide by the one-dog policy, the draft regulation said. Regulators in Shanghai are also thinking of lowering the high cost of dog licenses and registration. According to the draft, the cost will be cut to about 300 yuan ($45), taking into account the cost of certification, planting an ID-chip in the dog for identification purposes and providing a rabies vaccine every year. Currently, dog owners pay anywhere from 1,000 yuan to 2,000 yuan annually for their dogs licenses and vaccination, depending on where the dogs are raised. The closer dog owners live to the citys center, the more they have to pay to keep a pet. The current high licensing fee has been widely regarded as the primary reason why most people in Shanghai do not register their dogs. Official figures showed there are about 800,000 pet dogs in the city but only about a quarter of them are registered and licensed. According to statistics from the city public security bureau, there are about 100,000 dog attack incidents each year. In 2009, nearly 140,000 cases of dog-inflicted wounds were reported. Each year there are people dying from rabies after being attacked by unlicensed dogs, the bureau said. The growing risks of dog attacks as well as rampant barking and waste littering, which affects the citys environment and sanitation, has sparked calls for stronger regulation by the government, the bureau added. If passed, the ne