Swiss Village: Pay Dog Tax, or We Kill Fido

That's one way to get residents to pay...
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 12, 2011 9:15 AM CST
Swiss Village: Pay Dog Tax, or Fido Gets It
One Swiss village found a way to get residents to pay their dog taxes: Kill the dogs if they don't.   (?Tobyotter)

Don’t want to pay your dog tax? Then your dog will be executed—at least, that’s how one Swiss village is handling the problem. A Reconvilier official says the town—population 2,245 humans, 280 canines—can legally kill a dog if its owner doesn’t cough up the $50 annual tax, thanks to a 1904 law. "This isn't about a mass execution of dogs," he tells the AP. "It's meant to put pressure on people who don't cooperate."
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