Official figures showed there are about 800,000 pet dogs in the city but only about a quarter of them are registered and licensed.

　　According to statistics from the city public security bureau, there are about 100,000 dog attack incidents each year. In 2009, nearly 140,000 cases of dog-inflicted wounds were reported. Each year there are people dying from rabies after being attacked by unlicensed dogs, the bureau said.

　　The growing risks of dog attacks as well as rampant barking and waste littering, which affects the city's environment and sanitation, has sparked calls for stronger regulation by the government, the bureau added.

　　If passed, the new law would come into effect some time next year. Anyone found violating the rule would face fines up to 1,000 yuan.

　　Owners will also be told not to bury dead dogs themselves but to send them to government-approved treatment agencies.

　　However, the potential one-dog policy has caused quite a stir among local pet lovers who said the rule might not be practical.

　　"If you can't find any adopters and the shelters are full, where would the puppies go?" said an old lady surnamed Huang, who has been raising a dog for six years.

　　"I think the government should improve public knowledge about how to raise a dog and how to prevent them from attacking people and littering instead of forcing us to raise one dog only," said another resident surnamed Wang.

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