The police operation last week, to make sure that pet owners were following a raft of new laws, resulted in more than 1,700 ‘awareness-raising and enforcement actions.’More than 1,500 people with dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs were advised of the safety laws and cautioned, with an additional 255 people marked down with offences.
Of the number of people recorded and fined, 59 were for not having registered their pet, 29 had dogs whose vaccination regime was out of date, 12 people were walking dogs or cats without a lead, 10 were with a dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs without a leash and six people were driving wihtout properly securing their animal.
Operation Odeta ran between 29th of January and 4th of February, (HERE) and aimed to make pet owners aware of the latest safety rules, especially for those with dog breeds classified as dangerous or potentially dangerous.
The GNR has an SOS Line (808 200 520 or the GNR's http://www.gnr.pt/ambiente.aspx website, which received 3,942 complaints last year to do with pets.
