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National authorities are able to disseminate emergency alerts and warning messages through the system. EU-Alert is a standard designed for interoprability and national implementation may vary. [1] The standards are based on NL-Alert from the Netherlands, which first became operational in 2012. [2]
Contrary to popular belief, Germany was not the first country to have enacted national laws against animal cruelty (the British Parliament adopted the Cruel Treatment of Cattle Act 1822 111 years earlier [2]: 25 ), and the process of adopting animal welfare legislation on state and local level began decades before the Nazis took power in 1933.
The one-dog policy was implemented in 2006, when it became apparent that rabies was the infectious disease killing the most people in that year. [clarification needed] Xinhua News Agency, the official news agency of the Chinese government, said that rabies had killed 318 people in September 2006 and 2,651 people in 2004, the latest year for which data is available.
In 2009, Bolivia became the first country to banish animal abuse and harm in circuses. [1] The United States of America is the only country in the world that has banned killing horses for consumption, [citation needed] and India have banned killing cows for consumption in some of its states. [citation needed]
Dog fighting is illegal in every U.S. state and many countries around the world (Britain, where it was quite popular, banned it as far back as the 1830s), although enforcement in other countries is frequently lax or nonexistent. Dog fighting is a felony in all states except Idaho and Wyoming, where it's a misdemeanor.
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.
Country Region FH Free press report [1] RWB Press freedom index [2] ONI political filtering [3] ONI social filtering [3] [4] ONI security filtering [3] ONI tools filtering [3] More info Notes Afghanistan: Asia 74 37.36 ne ne ne ne i h Albania: Europe 51 30.88 — — — — i h Algeria: Africa 62 36.54 ne ne ne ne c i h Andorra: Europe 13 6.82 ...
The phrase originates in the saying "a dog is smarter than its tail, but if the tail were smarter, then it would wag the dog." [1] The concept has strong intersections with many other aspects of Diversionary foreign policy, particularly the rally 'round the flag effect, as wag the dog actions tend to both distract and seek to bolster support ...