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Singapore — Specified (controlled) dog breeds (AVS)

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Singapore — Specified (controlled) dog breeds (AVS)

Source: Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) / NParks, Singapore (first-hand official text), extracted 2026-07-22 via Tavily. All entries quoted verbatim from the First Schedule of the Animals and Birds (Licensing and Control of Cats and Dogs) Rules 2024.

Singapore does not ban any breed outright; it lists "Specified dogs" subject to additional control measures (e.g., muzzling, licensing). The First Schedule splits them into Part 1 (stricter controls) and Part 2.

Specified dogs — First Schedule (verbatim)

Part 1Part 2
1. Pit Bull, which includes the American Pit Bull Terrier (which is also known as the American Pit Bull and Pit Bull Terrier), American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Bulldog, and crosses between them and other breeds1. Bull Terrier
2. Akita2. Doberman Pinscher
3. Neapolitan Mastiff3. Rottweiler
4. Tosa4. German Shepherd Dog and its related breeds such as the Belgian Shepherd Dog and the East European Shepherd Dog
5. Dogo Argentino5. Mastiffs, including the Bull Mastiff, Cane Corso and Dogue De Bordeaux
6. Fila Brasileiro6. Crosses of 1 to 5.
7. Boerboel
8. Perro De Presa Canario
9. Crosses of 1 to 8.

Source: pdf-raw/banned-dog-breeds/singapore_specified_dogs_2026-07-22.txt (AVS/NParks, extracted 2026-07-22 via Tavily).

Sources

  • AVS/NParks Singapore (Animals and Birds Rules 2024 First Schedule), extracted 2026-07-22 via Tavily