Vietnam to fine dog owners up to $77 for unmuzzled pets

Under a new government decree issued on June 11, which regulates administrative penalties in the veterinary sector, dog owners who allow their pets to roam freely in public without supervision will face the same financial penalties.The new fines are up to 2.5 times higher than current regulations, which penalize offenders between VND600,000 and 800,000. A woman walks a dog across a street in Ho Chi Minh City, April 2025. Photo by Dang Le The decree also targets broader public health and veterinary violations. Animal owners who fail to vaccinate their pets against rabies will face fines of VND1 million to 2 million, while failing to implement other mandatory disease-prevention measures will incur fines between VND200,000 and 300,000.

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