Walk your dog or be fined!!!
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| Gee, I wish governments would get out of my life! The more power we give these idiots, the more they rediculous they get. A revolution every now and then is a good thing. |
| Don't they have any crime in Italy? I can't believe the cops have time to go around making sure that dogs have been walked. The next law will definitely be about dog waste-- just wait. There's no way they can make a law like that and not expect the second to happen! |
I'm not sure if I understand - but are you guys upset about this? I'm sorry if I am misinterpreting you. 
I've seen this discussion over at the catforum and have talked to a lady who lives in Europe (who also has dogs) and she thinks it's a great idea. She says that some people are treating their toys as stuffed animals (dying their fur pink, always carry them - won't walk them). If you have a backyard or walk them then it shouldn't be a big deal. If you were in question you could say "I have a backyard" or "I walk them for 1-2 miles everyday!" She says - it wouldn't be a problem. These are also VERY good laws they are passing to make sure animals are not harmed. Mutilating a dog for their own amusement is also banned. I'm sure you've seen someone drag their dog along with them on their bike... also wrong. Abandoning their animals? Also wrong. I think they are doing some really good things here for animals. Here is the WHOLE story: ROME, Italy (Reuters) -- Dog owners in Turin will be fined up to $650 if they don't walk their pets at least three times a day, under a new law from the city's council. People will also be banned from dyeing their pets' fur or "any form of animal mutilation" for merely aesthetic motives such as docking dogs' tails, under the law about to be passed in the northern Italian city. "In Turin it will be illegal to turn one's dog into a ridiculous fluffy toy," the city's La Stampa daily reported. Italians can already be fined up to 10,000 euros and spend a year in prison if found guilty of torturing or abandoning their pets, but Turin's new rules go into much greater detail. Dogs may be led for walks by people on bicycles, the rules say, "but not in a way that would tire the animal too much." |
| I think the point to the argument is that the government should have more pressing issues to address than making sure dog owners walk their dogs three times a day.
Glad to see they are looking out for pets, but Turin has something a little more urgent on their plate; like security for the upcoming 2006 Olympics. |
| Dogs have been carried around for centuries........look how many toy breeds were developed as lap dogs.
If the dog can be carried, it is probably small and gets exercise around the house or apartment. If the dog's health is in question, how is better able to judge...a veteriarian or a government? If governments can mandate how we treat our animals (pain and injury aside) can they tell us how often to brush our teeth? We know it is beneficial and if everyone brushed several times a day our oral health and physical health would improve. Shouldn't we discuss this with our dentists and doctors or should the government mandate a number? So it's the fashion to color dogs' hair right now, fashions pass. The current fashion is for those severe pointed shoes--corner cockroach smashers. In time this fashion will pass but many women's feet will have been damaged.......shouldn't we outlaw those shoes now? I'm not saying not walking your dog is good, but why 3 walks a day, why not 7 or 10? And if coloring a dog's hair becomes illegal, surely it will become illegal for us to color our hair. Please not I'm not even going to go into docking as that's been discussed several times here............ We need less silly laws and better enforcement of those that truly keep society safe. These silly laws are best left to public scrutinity and kept from legislation. Unfortunately the same people who insist on these laws that encroach on our freedoms also tell us we have no right to criticize others. Seems hypocritical to me. The more government mandates, the more freedoms we lose. My soapbox is now back in the closet. sheepieboss |
| I smell a sit in!!
Or a bark-in! |
| Freedoms we lose? What fredoms? I understand that walking three times a day is a bit extreme... but the other laws are very acceptable IMHO. I understand that some people don't have to walk their dogs all over the place because they are small - but what about the larger dogs? Don' they deserve to walk around a bit?
I think the reason why some people are getting offended is because they take very good care of their dogs - but don't like being told how to take care of them - and that is fine. However, there are some morons out there that need to be told "Hey! What you are doing is not right! This is a living animal!" We need laws in place to protect our animals, other wise people go off the deep end because there isn't a law protecting them. I could go into animal abuse stories, but I'm sure we've listen to enough of those. However - I think that some of they key points are being missed. They are talking about treating their dogs with respect and actually treating them like... well... dogs! They are living creatures and they need laws to protect them. I think we are getting so entwined with the "walking three times a day or you get a fine" that we are missing the other good things that they are trying to say about bettering the dogs lives. Honestly, I do not live in Italy, but if they are putting out laws like this... there must be a big enough problem to warent them putting these laws into effect. I don't think their government is going to just waste time on things that aren't important - especially if there is something much more pressing. |
| Beware Big Brother is watching! |
| Exactly, bestdogsx4. Or would they just add this fine on in the case of animal abuse/neglect issues and not actually actively pursue it. This is definitely related to money, not concern for animals. |
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