Chika :

　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.