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The name Boerboel derives from the Afrikaans words boer, meaning farmer, and boel, a shortening of boelhond, meaning bulldog. [11]The Boerboel descends from an old colonial cross-breed of mastiffs and bulldogs used both as a guard dog on remote farms and estates and for big game hunting, and known as the Boer Dog [12]: 618 or Boer Hunting Dog.
Animal experimentation, including testing cosmetics on animals, is legal in South Africa. [8] South Africa does not keep statistics on the number of animals used in research. [9] The NSPCA serves on various animal ethics committees to ensure that animals are not unnecessarily abused when used in research. No registered research is taking place ...
South Africa: meat, hides, horns, pets 1b Bovidae: Blue (Connochaetes taurinus) [137] and black wildebeest (C. gnou) [138] date uncertain South Africa, Kenya: meat, leather, hides, horns, pets 1b Bovidae: Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) including subspecies blesbok (D. p. phillipsi) [139] date uncertain South Africa: meat, hides, horns ...
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Pit bull–type dog wearing a muzzle. In law, breed-specific legislation (BSL) is a type of law that prohibits or restricts particular breeds or types of dog. [1] Such laws range from outright bans on the possession of these dogs, to restrictions and conditions on ownership, and often establishes a legal presumption that such dogs are dangerous or vicious to prevent dog attacks.
Franklin County's top dog breed last year was the humble mutt, which made up for over 20,000 dog registrations. Mixed (20,153) Lab (including all variants) (9,149)
[2] [3] The Africanis is known by a number of names. These include the Kaffer brak (racist term), Kasi dog, umbwa wa ki-tamaduni ("traditional dog" in Kiswahili), the Khoikhoi dog, the Tswana dog and the Zulu dog. Other local names include Sica, Isiqha, umhuqa, umgodoyi, Ixhalaga, Ixalagha, Isigola, I-Twina, and Itiwina. [3]
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