Legislative Mania?

According to the Daily Telegraph today (Here), all dog owners face tests to prove their fitness to keep a dog.
Yet another Quango, no doubt costing many millions each year. Can we afford it, however desireable?
How do you test a dog owner?
Don't these people realise that we used to have dog licences and  they were  abandoned because of their impracticality?
Both the RSPCA and the Dogs Trust support this proposal at least in part, that is, as usual, they favour everybody in the country compulsorily contributing towards their own aims.
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