- Chika :
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I don’t think/we need a dog tax.//
First,/it’s too difficult for the local government/to collect the tax accurately.//
To avoid the tax,/some owners may abandon their dogs/or may not register them/with the city.//
This is one of the reasons/why some cities in Japan/did away with a dog tax.//
Furthermore,/black markets may become popular,/where dogs are sold and bought illegally.//
Those unregistered dogs can’t get proper immunizations,/which creates an unhealthy environment for them.//
Also,/what if dog owners can’t afford the tax?//
They might lose their jobs,/or the amount of tax imposed/might increase dramatically in the future.//
If that happened to dog owners,/they could not afford their dogs.//
Again,/such owners would abandon their dogs.//