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ROME – “No pets’ not allowed! That is the spirit of a new bill put forth by a member of the Italian Parliament that would erase all building regulations that forbid tenants from keeping pets at home.
The bill was drafted by Gabriella Giammanco, an ally of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, and has now made its way to Parliament’s Justice Committee. “The new law will not allow for keeping all animals at home, but just the ‘family’s animals,” owned to provide company, not for feeding purposes,” Giammanco says.
Italian families own some 45 million pets, including seven million dogs, eight million cats, 16 million fish and 12 million small-bird species and snakes. Currently, building regulations can clearly state that pets are not allowed. The bill aims to erase this option for landlords.
And what would happen if the owner of a pet has health problems? If approved, Giammanco’s bill will allow everyone to bring their animal friends with them to hospitals and nursing homes.
Read the original article in full by Antonella Mariotti in La Stampa
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