ArestrictiononpetsadvocatedbyShanghai'sPublicSecurityBureauhasignitedheatedobjectionsfrompetowners.AfteranNPCdeputycalledfortaxingdogowners,Shanghai'sPublicSecurityBureauhasadvocatedstricterpetrestrictionsandheavierfinesforthosewhobreachownershiprules.AccordingtoaChinaDailyreport,somepetownershavecalledtherestrictions"absurd"whileothersbemoanthealreadylimitedplacesfordogs.Anotherdog-ownerappealestotheauthoritiestobemoretolerantofpets,citingtheexampleofthecompanionshiptheyprovidetoempty-nestparents.