India's government wants to outlaw 23 deadly dog breeds

In a letter to the states, the central government requested that 23 harmful dog breeds—including the Pitbull Terrier and Rottweiler—be outlawed.

Here are the full list of 23 dog breeds that the government has banned

1.Pitbull Terrier 2.Tosa Inu 3.American Staffordshire Terrier 4.Fila Brasileiro 5.Dogo Argentino

6.American bulldog 7.Boerboel 8.Kangal 9.Central Asian Shepherd Dog 10.Caucasian Shepherd Dog

11.South Russian Shepherd 12.Tornjak 13.Sarplaninac 14.Japanese Tosa and Akita 15.Mastiffs

16.Rottweiler 17.Terriers 18.Rhodesian Ridgeback 19.Wolf dogs 20.Canario

21.Akbash dog 22.Moscow Guard dog 23.Cane Corso

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has also sent a letter to the chief secretaries of states and Union territories to ensure the imposition of the ban

The central government has also called for the enforcement of the Dog Breeding and Marketing Rules 2017 and the Pet Shop Rules 2018