The (C) Ave Canem initiative was launched in Pompeii with the aim of solving the problem of stray dogs in the archaeological area, through the possibility of adopting a Pompeii dog, vaccinating it and registering it.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himThere are animals that are now part of the urban landscape. Like the cats of Torre Argentina in Rome, but also like i stray dogs of Pompeii, which seem to be there to perpetrate a millenary tradition, also immortalized in the mosaics of the houses of the time that warned against the presence of 4-legged inhabitants, starting with the famous "Cave Canem”- literally“ Pay attention to the dog ”- present on the entrance floor of the house of the Tragic Poet, as if they were the only survivors of the tragic eruption.
The dogs in question that populate the excavations of Pompeii are called Meleager, Odone, Plautus, Vesonius, Polibia, Maenad, Licinius, Eumachia, Caio: names jokingly chosen based on the areas or on the historical character who owned the "domus" where they love. more wandering.
To them, the Delegate Commissioner for the emergency of the archaeological area of Naples and Pompeii, Marcello Fiori, paraphrasing the quote still jokingly used today as a warning sign in many homes, he dedicated the project (Beware of the dog created in synergy with animal welfare associations Lav-Lega Anti Vivisection, Enpa-National Animal Protection Authority e National League for the Defense of the Dog.
(C) Ave Canem intends to resolve the stray problem of the archaeological area, through the possibility of adopt a dog from Pompeii, to vaccinate it and register it, but also, while waiting for Melagro & Co. to find a master, prevent the birth of litters and set up welcoming shelters immediately.
Anyone interested in taking care of a Pompeii dog can inquire on the website www.icanidipompei.com
