Chaining of Dogs – Toward the Prohibition in Italy and in Europe

Program:

• Presentation of the Report “Towards prohibiting the chaining of dogs”.
  Legislation and Ethology.
• EU and Third Countries: where we stand.
• The case of Italy.
• Q&A

When adopted, bought, rescued, or acquired, the perspective of facing a miserable life on chain is still a possibility for the ‘human best friend’, regardless of its breed, sex, and age. Despite an increasing public consciousness about animal welfare and the ethological needs of animals, today some estimated hundred thousands of dogs are kept on chain for a long time, often for life, in most of the EU countries.

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TOWARDS PROHIBITING THE CHAINING OF DOGS

When adopted, bought, rescued, or acquired, the perspective of facing a miserable life on chain is still a possibility for the ‘human best friend’, regardless of its breed, sex, and age. Despite an increasing public consciousness about animal welfare and the ethological needs of animals, today several thousands of dogs are kept in chain for a long time, often for life, in most of the EU countries.

Animals have no voice in the human world except through human advocates, and therefore it is crucial that the laws aimed at protecting and respecting them should be designed in a clear and solid manner.