Government steps in to reform pet laws following Choi Siwon's dog scandal

Article: Growing controversy over Choi Siwon's French bull dog scandal causes government to step in

Source: Sports Seoul via Nate

1. [+452, -14] I don't get why they're so obsessed with that dog..? The dog bites his owners, his friends, and now even a stranger leading to her death. I'm pissed even just seeing that face.

2. [+357, -13] A human life was lost because of a dog... let's please implement some proper laws to deal with situations like this!!!!

3. [+345, -9] Should've had stronger laws in the first place. Only after we've lost a life is something being done about it, but I guess we're fortunate for even that, since I'm sure this is just going to end with it being swept under the rug and forgotten later...

4. [+31, -2] Choi Siwon is actually doing hard work unintentionally ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ or is it the dog doing all the work. If the dog didn't belong to Choi Siwon but some nobody, would it have gotten this big?

5. [+30, -4] Well Choi Siwon-ssi needs to hurry and put the dog down. Everyone knows what the dog looks like and where it lives, the dog's going to be tortured by anyone it sees on the streets. If they keep it locked up at home, it's going to get even more stressed and vicious and end up biting its owners too...

6. [+26, -1] Yeah, let's get some new laws...

7. [+25, -0] The murder is a result of willful negligence... he knew his dog had biting problems and still neglected the issue and look what happened

8. [+25, -2] Do it like the European laws. Owners need government permits for large dogs and owners face 12 years of jail time if their dog commits harm onto others.

9. [+23, -1] Americans put down dogs like this ㅡㅡ

10. [+10, -1] Before demanding that the dog be put down, let's start by discussing the consequences for his owner first. The owner is the biggest criminal in all of this. If the owner had been sane and more responsible at all, none of this would've ever happened. Do you think putting the dog down will accomplish anything? No, you need to start by getting to the root of the issue and penalizing the root first ㅡㅡ

11. [+10, -2] Please reform the laws not only covering safety but also on crimes related to animal abuse too~!! People who abuse animals are latent murderers!!

12. [+4, -0] I think we should make some laws where if you want to adopt a large sized dog, you need to receive proper training at a training facility under a professional before you're able to take it home. There are harder aspects to raising a bigger dog than smaller ones. It'll make people more responsible when making a decision to adopt dogs instead of adopting one spontaneously just because it looks cute. It will help prevent accidents, too... We also need to go harder on laws that enforce leashes and muzzles in public.

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