绍兴养狗引入驾照管理制 扣满12分就不能养狗了?

A city in eastern China is tackling negligent dog owners with a new driving licence-style system.

为了应对疏忽大意的狗主人，近日，位于中国东部的一座城市引入了新的养狗“驾照”式制度。

The pilot scheme, which started this month, gives pooches in the city of Shaoxing a licence pre-loaded with 12 points which are then gradually docked for breaking the rules, Qianjiang Evening News reports.

据钱江晚报报道，从本月开始，绍兴市试行养犬登记证记分制管理，一张养犬登记证有12分，违规者会被扣分。

Taking a dog into a public place such as a school or restaurant will cost an owner three points, while "failing to take effective measures" to stop a badly behaving dog results in six points being docked. A microchip under the dog's skin will hold data on the penalties incurred.

携犬进入例如学校或餐厅等公共场所会被扣3分，而“未采取有效措施”制止犬只恶意行为的则会被扣6分。犬只皮肤下安装的芯片会记录惩罚数据。

The biggest penalties are reserved for owners who use their pets to cause deliberate wounding, and those who abandon or abuse their animals - they'll lose all 12 points and be banned from reapplying for an ownership licence.

最严重的处罚是主人故意驱使犬只伤人，遗弃或虐待犬只，这将直接被扣除12分，并从此不得再次申领。

"Like drink-driving and other bad behaviour, dog owners will be blacklisted, and won't be able to raise dogs again," says city official Zhang Zhuoming.

市政官员张灼明表示：“好比醉驾等恶劣驾驶行为，这些狗主人将被我们列入黑名单，不能再养狗。”

The paper says Shaoxing has experienced problems with both stray and domestic dogs, with more than 7,000 dog biting incidents registered last year.

该报报道称，绍兴同时面临着流浪狗和家养狗的问题，去年有超过7000起狗咬伤人的事件发生。

It's an idea which has proved popular with social media users, although some think it won't be effective in preventing people mistreating their pets.

虽然有些人认为这并不能有效防止主人虐待他们的宠物，但该项措施在社交媒体用户中颇受欢迎。

"There are no bad dogs, only bad dog owners," writes one user on the Sina Weibo microblogging site.

一位新浪微博用户在微博中写道：“没有坏狗，只有坏主人。”

And one user wonders if it could be used for bad behaviour elsewhere, asking: "Can a marking scheme for civil servants also be implemented?"

还有些人则想知道，是否可以将这项制度沿用到其他不良行为上，比如有人发问：“能用在公务员评分制度上吗？”