Italy Town Sets Down Pet-Pampering Laws
Mar 1, 10:18 am ET
ROME (Reuters) - Pet owners in a central Italian town must pamper their dogs, cats and birds and even show mercy to supper-time lobsters or face fines as high as 500 euros.
According to a new bill regulating the treatment of animals that will be implemented next week in the wealthy town of Reggio Emilia, canary owners will have to buy a significant other for their bird, who otherwise might suffer from loneliness.
Dog owners will have to provide sufficiently spacious dog houses in shady, sheltered locations and pet owners of all stripes will be prohibited from dyeing the fur of their animals.
The rules, spelled out in 39 different articles, also make it illegal to throw live lobsters in boiling water.
"It's a useless torture, they should be killed first," a spokeswoman for the town said on Saturday.
Fines for breaking the rules run from 25 to 495 euros.
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Mar 1, 10:18 am ET
ROME (Reuters) - Pet owners in a central Italian town must pamper their dogs, cats and birds and even show mercy to supper-time lobsters or face fines as high as 500 euros.
According to a new bill regulating the treatment of animals that will be implemented next week in the wealthy town of Reggio Emilia, canary owners will have to buy a significant other for their bird, who otherwise might suffer from loneliness.
Dog owners will have to provide sufficiently spacious dog houses in shady, sheltered locations and pet owners of all stripes will be prohibited from dyeing the fur of their animals.
The rules, spelled out in 39 different articles, also make it illegal to throw live lobsters in boiling water.
"It's a useless torture, they should be killed first," a spokeswoman for the town said on Saturday.
Fines for breaking the rules run from 25 to 495 euros.
Wasn't sure whether to post this in the Lounge or here.
