title: Control of pet animals.
abstract: Pet animals play an important and valuable role in human society, but irresponsible ownership has created problems of surplus animals, threats to health, pollution, nuisance, cruelty and neglect. Urgent and drastic action is required to deal with the situation, and the measures proposed include the appointment of dog wardens, limitation of numbers, enclosure and leash laws, and subsidised spay clinics.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000453:epidemiology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D004285:Dogs; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D005260:Female; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D013019:South Africa; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive / Q000662:veterinary; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission