Dogsey

I agree with Malko.
That being said it is my opinion that any humans who would take a Northern spitz breed(real sled dog), either keep it in the house and treat it like a human child take it to hot and humid parts(area), neuter or spay it, train it go to the toilet and flush it, make it eat cereal grain based dog food, make it do silly little circus tricks for my frail human ego entertainment,..etc...etc... is all abuse.
If I want a dog, it will be chosen to be used what it was bred for.
I would most definitely not take a Poodle or a Mexican Hairless to the northern woods and make it pull a sled, feed it frozen raw fish and sleep outside,...the same as I would NOT take a Qimmiq or a MacKenzie River Indian Dog or a Malamute to Dallas Texas or the South American jungle to pull a cart and feed it designer cereal grain based dogfood.
These are both forms of abuse.
Point in question, who in their right mind would release a dozen polar bears in the middle of Pretoria and expect them to survive on plant life and reproduce naturally? This is a totally egocentric and irresponsible thought process from whence abuse stems.
My personal opinion, I think this law is a step in the right direction. A baby step, but a definatly a positive step forward.
So Malko, I guess I need to correct myself,....
I disagree and agree with you.

Sadly this should be law ALREADY and nationwide. But the problem I see with it besides Mushers good points is that like child protective laws people can misuse the system.

Vengeance and nuisance reports glut the child abuse agencies.
We got reported last year...the complaint? My daughter sleeps in a room with vermin. The reality? Her pet rats have a large clean cage on a sturdy dresser in her room. They're healthy and fed a balanced diet and quite friendly.
Likewise many years ago I brought my in laws dog to the vet. She was elderly and had been neglected, my getting her out of the house and finally humanely euthanized was in her best interest. They would have let her go to die at home and save the vet bill.
Would bringing them to court have really solved anything? They would have held it against me and had no intention of getting any more pets. If the vet had reported me it wouldn't be right. I didn't cause the abuse, I was trying to take care of the sad damage.
It has to be a case by case basis.