The last bite – absurd battle of the dog lobby for a “cultural heritage”

Wild screaming over the square, threatened stick layers against the dog and a leap of war followed by a strong bite in the forearm of the “protective helper” – this is what the “security service” part looks like in the useful dog sport. When the dog bends in the jute cover, this is called a harmless “preyecontrole” by the Protagonists of Sport.

Royal class in criticism
Here the spirits differ. For the supporters, this element (also called “Department C”) is the “Premier Class” when using use. A large part of the Austrians, however, rejects this for good reasons and welcomes the push to put an end to the private sector.

Logically, that politics will ultimately have consequences here. Minister of ex-animal protection John Rauch has issued a regulation that prohibits the critical bite on the protective sleeves from mid-April. This was celebrated by many Frenetically, but for a minority of dog owners and the top breeding club “ÖKV” (Austrian cynologist Association), it was a declaration of war.

Deliberate false information
All kinds of fog grenades were thrown, for example that Austria could not have reasonably bred service and rescue dogs in the future. Because the successfully completed “Department C” must form the basis for the breeding choice for dog breeds such as Malinois, gigantic Schnauzer or shepherd dogs.

Not described in more detail
The answer from the ÖKV to the request of “Krone” is not very detailed: “In terms of essence and fear of fear, the aforementioned varieties are tested by a breed -specific useful dog test”. But where is it written that this can only be done through this “department C” that is criticized and that only service dogs can do their work with ÖKV papers?

The global umbrella organization – simply called “FCI” – leaves it to the countries about how they determine the specific breeding requirements. Simply put, the ÖKV for domestic breeding can determine whether the “department C” is required as breeding approval or not. “So this is about club rules from private individuals who are also nationally variable and are by no means irrefutable,” says the Vienna -Animal Welfare Mama buttons Eva Persy.

Culture in Austria?
Specialist Persy is also interesting to find the question of whether the appointment for the intangible cultural property of the German UNESCO committee would change Austrian regulations. “This is unfounded. One could just as well say that bullfights in countries other than Spain are allowed only because they have been named cultural assets there,” said the combination of the combination of animal protection.

Protective dogs instead of singing boys?
The Austrian director of the Department for the local UNESCO Cultural Heritage Cristina Biasetto points out that the practice of traditions must be in harmony with the applicable legislation. The admission to the German list does not mean that it is so easy to change in Austria.

Despite the status of the UNESCO, the responsible Ministry of Social Affairs and State Secretary for Animal Welfare Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig (Spö) sees no reason to change the recipe of the former minister and wants this type of training to be carried out by the police and army.

The dog lobby must acknowledge that the persistent that is so persistent is slowly becoming useless. Instead of working in the background, you must take the step forward and set new accents. Many institutions, including being already reconsidering the state to promote the idea of ​​animal welfare and to let go yesterday.