Austria First Country – “Bite on Command” is now an ended model

With his last official act, the former minister Johannes Rauch has set a monument and ultimately forbidden what has long been incomprehensible in the general population: when dogs are trained to jump on a person on the order and bite into the forearm.

Critical methods
Owning this discipline See this part of a traditional sport – also known as IGP or use dog training – and regularly drive their four -legged friends in extreme services in competitions and exams.

There the dog runs at a high speed on the so -driven “protective helper” and bends in its “protective sleeves” in the leap. According to the official research instructions, a “soft floor” is also used, which should indicate defense attacks on the body of the animal. Animal rights activists have always been critical, because such things are not in accordance with the Animal Welfare Act.

The fact that these dogs suffer injuries – until death as a result of the broken neck during the impact – or the dog sometimes comes to the protective helper and jumps on non -interested people often swept under the carpet. Animal rights activists who have unveiled grievances or forbidden “strong mandatory” methods have even been complained in the past.

Other countries could follow
The fact that these practices are now prohibited is welcomed in many places. There may be a boost that a kind of domino effect is used and other countries also join. “This reminds me of the presence ban of wild animals in the circus. Here too, Austria was in charge and, despite the greatest resistance of the showmen, it was even able to maintain this for the European Court of Justice. In the meantime, many countries have followed the example and forbid the appearance of animals such as elephants or lions in the Ring, “says” Krone “Animal Corner Maggie Entenfellner optimistic.

“Krone” has successfully called a ban
Also with the hot topic of “bite training” there are interests who do not want to accept that changes in this sport that should finally take place in this sport will finally take place, and the “Kroon” books this step as a success. The largest dog roof club “Austrian Cynologists Association” (ÖKV) had the upcoming prohibition that is known with a broadcast in questionable tonality that it will use all legal and political means to ward off the “attack on dog sport”.

Deliberate misleading
But that led to uncertainty in their own ranks, because many believed that they are not allowed to perform sporting activity with their four -legged friend. Of course this is nonsense, because that is still explicitly allowed -also “Tug -van -Playing” with ropes, balls or similar objects are allowed. On the contrary, it has even been explicitly called for dog owners to focus their most important focus on suitable training, correct socialization, employment and use of your animal.

Good start of the term of office
This confusion of some ends now. The State Secretary Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig (Spö), praised on Monday, sees no reason to shake the existing regulation of its predecessor. This can be seen as a strong dedication of the government that has also found room in animal welfare improvements on the agenda.

Animal welfare in the High House
The spokesperson for animal welfare for the Neos Christoph Pramhofer also took the time to devote himself to the causa during the turbulent first week of the government of the government and said in an interview with the “Krone”: “We see it very clearly. In the future, only police or the army will be reserved for such training sessions”.

End is solved
Associations that offer this type of training and organize sports competitions must now reconsider. Above all, his training that has started in the past six months before the regulation has come into effect of crucial importance. These can only be continued to a limited frame until the dog has the full signal scheme. However, this must be completed on 1 September, and attack behavior or corrosive training directed against people no longer has to be promoted.

Allianz was at the end
“Het feit dat de federale minister Rauch nu trainingsmethoden verbiedt waarin honden worden geboord op aanvallen tegen mensen is een absoluut succes voor dierenwelzijn” ook de reactie van de “Animal Protection Alliance” op de vier PAWS, Association “Friends of the Tierecke”, Gut Aiderbichl, Pro Tier, dierbescherming Oostenrijk, TSV Lower Austria, VGT, VGT, VGT, VGT, VGT, Vennna Association.