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THE TIBETAN MASTIFF
The Tibetan Mastiff is an ancient breed and type of domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) originating with nomadic cultures of Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tibet and Central Asia.
The name Tibetan mastiff is a misnomer; it is not a true mastiff. The term “mastiff” was used primarily because it meant “large dog”.
A better name for the dog would be Tibetan mountain dog or, to encompass the landrace breed throughout its range, Himalayan mountain dog.
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A young Hong Kong woman who was mauled by her neighbour’s two Tibetan mastiffs has been awarded nearly HK$1 million (US$129,000) in compensation, after a judge ruled her injuries could be life altering.
On Tuesday, the District Court found in favour of Man Sze-wai, 26, who filed a negligence claim against Cecilia Chui Woon-ho, and her son Au Yeung Ting-chung, over the attack outside her village house at Mountain Royal in Yuen Long on November 11, 2015.
District Judge Chan Kam-chuen ordered the family to pay HK$961,055 in damages, after he said that Man, who was 22 at the time of the incident, might struggle in her personal life after she was left with multiple scars on her face and body, and would have difficulties playing the piano any more after sustaining permanent injuries to her right hand.
The judge also granted her claim for past and future medical and psychological treatment, and the purchase of expensive fish maws and bird’s nests, which, according to Chinese customs, are food items that can help the healing process.
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Published: 8:14pm, 8 Jun, 2020
A young Hong Kong woman who was attacked by her neighbour’s two Tibetan mastiffs has sued the family for HK$965,000 (US$125,000) to compensate for her suffering, scar treatment and purchases of fish maws and bird’s nests, foods generally believed to help in recovery.
The District Court on Monday began hearing the negligence claim lodged by Man Sze-wai, 26, against dog keeper Cecilia Chui Woon-ho and her son Au Yeung Ting-chung over the attack, which took place outside her village house at Mountain Royal in Yuen Long on November 11, 2015.
The claim covers damages for “pain, suffering and loss of amenities”, as well as fees for past and future medical and psychological treatment, plus expenses for the food, which is thought to be beneficial for the healing of wounds and scars.
Chui does not dispute she was responsible for the dog bites that left Man with multiple injuries. A criminal case previously established that her Tibetan mastiffs, each weighing more than 42kg, were neither leashed nor muzzled despite being unattended at the time.
While Chui initially blamed her domestic helpers for forgetting to lock the gates before setting the dogs free, Tuen Mun Court held the cold meat wholesaler responsible for failing to take all reasonable steps to ensure her pets would not leave her property, such as installing automatic locks and motion sensors.
The defendant was convicted of four animal control summonses issued under the Rabies Ordinance and fined HK$18,000, with the magistrate ordering her dogs be classified as dangerous.
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At issue on Monday was the quantum of damages to be awarded, as Chui has questioned the seriousness of Man’s injuries and challenged the experts’ assessments.
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Unwanted, abandoned and free to roam, these huge and dangerous dogs pose an enormous problem in rural Tibet!
Once prized as pets, abandoned Tibetan mastiffs are now wreaking havoc in rural Tibet
…Previously, this majestic breed was kept by wealthy families as a trendy, rather pricey pet and status symbol — one dog could even be sold for as much as a million yuan. But, recently, interest in the breed has declined dramatically, leading to the abandonment of a significant portion of the country’s overbred mastiff population.
By 2015, about one-third of mastiff breeders in the Tibet Autonomous Region had closed down their businesses, and the annual trade in mastiffs in neighboring Qinghai province had dropped from over 200 million yuan ($29 million) at its peak to less than 50 million yuan ($7.2 million), according to China Dialogue. Upon closing up shop, many breeders simply left their dogs on the street.
This continues to cause problems in the region today, besides the insane amount of dog feces on the street and the diseases that these animals carry, free-roaming Tibetan mastiffs have proved to be a danger to livestock and even people. Last November, an 8-year-old girl died after she was mauled by a stray in Qinghai. There are regular reports of mastiffs chasing people in packs and even small towns are known to have a population of at least 500 stray dogs.
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Although some local governments in Tibet and Qinghai have considered simply culling off the dangerous stray dogs, that idea has been met with resistance by the mostly Tibetan Buddhist population, who consider it sinful to slaughter animals…
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By Máté Mohos
[Images via The Paper / China Dialogue]
http://shanghaiist.com/2017/09/15/tibetan-mastiff-crisis.php
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Company in Shandong clones three Tibetan mastiff dogs, because that’s what the world needs: http://goo.gl/PBhMiz pic.twitter.com/eB8lNcqd5l
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Tibetan mastiff cloned for commercial use http://xhne.ws/dgHvH pic.twitter.com/ZRLEOks9Ak
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Cloning is a controversial issue and prior to Wednesday’s announcement, cloning was performed only for scientific research in China.China Starts Commercially Cloning Tibetan Mastiff Puppies – Report
Published: September 25, 2014 at 2:31 pm
China Xinhua News 
The joint venture was formally set up Wednesday in Weihai City in east China’s Shandong Province, where three pureblooded Tibetan Mastiff puppies were born from a surrogate mother. The puppies were cloned from Jiama, an 8-year-old shaggy, lion-like Mastiff native to southwest China’s Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, RIA Novosti reports. Jiama has won several championships for her breed and is considered one of the world’s most expensive dogs, having been sold for as high as $2.4 million, according to Xinhua.Read More at inserbia.info/today/2014/09/china-starts-commercially-cloning-tibetan-mastiff-puppies-report/ © InSerbia News
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Published on Feb 13, 2013
http://www.petsadviser.com/ Here is the Tibetan mastiff GCH Sierras’Sasha-Yakone Nanuk, who won Best in Breed at the 2013 Westminster Dog Show. Owner: Jim Butler & Ricardo Gallegos
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