Dogs closed for a long time on the balcony: the fines for the owners arrive in Verona

Dogs closed for a long time on the balcony: the fines for the owners arrive in Verona

New penalties in Verona for those who leave the dog on the balcony for too long. This is established by the municipal regulation for the protection of animals which will come into force in the autumn. We have always discussed this issue, especially since it is very difficult to determine when we are facing a crime.



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New penalties in Verona for those who leave the dog on the balcony for too long. This is established by the municipal regulation for the protection of animals which will come into force in the autumn. We have always discussed this issue, especially since it is very difficult to determine when we are facing a crime.



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Dogs on the balcony, what the law says

Before talking about the Veronese regulation, we need to make a premise. The art. 727 of the penal code reads:

“Anyone who abandons pets or those who have acquired habits of captivity is punished with imprisonment for up to one year or with a fine of between 1.000 and 10.000 euros. Anyone who owns animals in conditions incompatible with their nature and producing severe suffering is subjected to the same punishment ".

If the article appears clear, the same does not seem to be its application, because if it is true that it is not a crime to keep an animal on the balcony, it is also necessary to understand when this does not become a case of mistreatment or abandonment.

In a nutshell, therefore, it is not the fact itself that constitutes a crime, but the environmental conditions and the context in which the dog is, because one thing is to leave it closed on the balcony in the sun, without water or food for a whole day. another leave it outdoors with all the necessary comforts and only temporarily.

There are many judgments in this regard, but the outcomes are discretionary depending on the situation. Perhaps, a municipal regulation can help ensure the well-being of our four-legged friends.

The new Verona regulation

She is convinced of it Laura Bocchi, city ​​councilor of Verona and delegate for the protection of animals, who after many reports of abandonment of dogs on balconies and terraces, has promoted a new regulation that will come into force in autumn.


In practice, anyone will be able to report to the Municipality an anomalous situation that they have seen, immediately after the administration will carry out a control procedure, with the Municipal Police who will carry out the appropriate checks and start the monitoring investigation by the zoophile guards.


"The owner who leaves the dog on the balcony for a couple of hours, with water and food, is not subject to any fine, which instead happens in the event that the dog is left in the cage for long hours or days, under the scorching sun of summers like this, ”explains Bocchi.

In short, we hope that this regulation is one more tool to protect our cute four-legged animals and also a more effective and immediate formula for reporting cases of abuse.

Dogs closed on the balcony, what to do?

“There are frequent reports of the presence of dogs on the balconies of private homes. It is not unfair, in principle, to keep a dog on the balcony: maybe it is the dog who prefers to stay there, having the possibility to enter and leave the apartment. The problem is in what conditions the animal is kept. The balcony or terrace, in fact, cannot be "places of seclusion" in the open. If you suspect that you are faced with a case of a dog left for several hours on the balcony with the entrances to the house closed or - worse - without even a kennel or a place of shelter, take a photo, collect exact information (address, plan) and report it to the nearest Enpa Section or to the Municipal Police ”, explains Enpa.



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