Sardinia, appeal to President Solinas: free dogs from chains

The dog Angelo, who died in a fire in Sardinia (Ansa)

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August 10, 2021 It is estimated that hundreds of

to death and injuries from the fires that devastated more than 20,000 hectares of land in

, a region where it is common practice to tie dogs in areas far from homes. of owners who cannot thus monitor them and bring them to safety from flames and other dangers.

To talk about it are the associations

who then ask the president of Sardinia, Christian Solinas, to introduce an

and extraordinary to effectively prevent the repetition of this dangerous situation to which the whole of Sardinia is subject and which is mostly connected to human interventions and then amplified by heat and wind. 

Pending a specific Sardinian regional law, the three associations therefore ask the President of Sardinia to immediately adopt an Extraordinary Regional Ordinance which - on the model of the laws of Campania and Umbria - introduces a ban on the possession of chain dogs without therefore allow for regulatory differences between the Municipality and the Municipality.

They also underline that "the current Sardinian regional law on this issue remains one of the worst in Italy and in any case needs urgent adjustment". The best models, highlighted in the '

According to environmentalists, the

on the rules of detention of chain dogs are "the law of

and

followed by that of

".

However, other Italian regions have also introduced prohibition regulations such as the

, and with some exceptions,

,

,

,

and a few days

. In all the other Regions it is necessary, according to the associations, to introduce "urgently" substantial revisions while

,

and

are devoid of legislation and therefore could immediately adopt one of the best models proposed. At the European level the best model is the law of

followed by that of

.

Even strays are among the victims of the fires: in the great fire that devastated Montiferru and Planargia ten days ago, in the province of Oristano, Angelo, the

, was also injured

in the Duemari Clinic in Oristano. Terribly burned, he had been hospitalized along with other animals that survived the fire and had become one of the symbols of the three days of fire that also hit the fauna of the island. The photo that showed him after the volunteer from whom he took his name had saved him, had made the rounds of the web becoming the symbol of the suffering endured by animals in the relentless fire.