Free veterinarian, free access to public places and stop adoptions for those abused, law on stray dogs approved in Puglia

    Free veterinarian, free access to public places and stop adoptions for those abused, law on stray dogs approved in Puglia

    Prohibition to adopt to those who have convictions for mistreatment, free access to animals in public places, more control in kennels that will be assigned by calls on a qualitative and free veterinary basis. Only some of the rules contained in the newly created law on stray dogs of the Puglia Region.



    Prohibition to adopt to those who have convictions for mistreatment, free access to animals in public places, more control in kennels that will be assigned by calls on a qualitative and free veterinary basis. Just some of the rules contained in the newborn stray law of the Puglia Region.



    After four hours of discussion comes the approval of the bill that offers greater protection to animals. A long debate, 35 amendments, but in the end a new text that repeals the previous rule, that of 1995.

    Let's see what the new text on animal protection contains. First of all, it defines the competences of the Region and the Municipalities for the rehabilitation or construction of health kennels, then the requirements of the hospitalization facilities and the obligations of the managers are established.

    Then the registry of pets is established and the promotion of knowledge and dissemination of methods for the control of animal reproduction is foreseen by the Region and the Local Health Authorities. Still free access for animals to gardens, parks, public places, shops and public transport regional commission he will also have the task of checking that the law is respected especially in terms of adoption. There is a ban on keeping animals for those who have convictions for ill-treatment, while there are concessions for everyone else, in terms of free veterinary expenses.

    Furthermore, the activities of the associations for the protection of animals registered in the regional register must not be for profit. The exhibition and sale of dogs and cats is also regulated, as well as training and education.

    “This law is the result of the commitment, self-denial and great sensitivity of those who live there every day in kennels and I am referring to volunteers, operators, veterinarians. Having talked with them to build the standard starting from those who have real knowledge of the situation, today led the Regional Council to approve a very modern law on the subject ", explains the president of the Puglia Region Michele Emiliano.



    There is still a lot of need for laws on stray dogs, in view of the many cases of mistreatment that occur every day.

    "The paragraphs that allowed to exceed the limit of 200 dogs in kennels or to build contiguous kennels as well as those that allowed the transfer of dogs outside the province or region, where we would no longer be able to control them, were deleted", reads a note from the 5 stars.

    Recall that Puglia spends every year 27 million euros for the management of the kennels, but often these are transformed into real camps in which the animals live in tiny cages and at the limit of well-being.

    “Now we hope that the implementing regulation will be issued as soon as possible and the law will become truly operative. We cannot risk that, as happened for the previous law, the law remains only on paper ”, the pentastellati councilors comment.


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