Fines for Dogs That Pollute

FINES FOR DOGS THAT MAKE A POLLUTION

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Increasingly desperate in the face of protests from families, mothers, and citizens surrounded by dog's needs di rude owners, the mayors are sharpening the few weapons at their disposal to stop a phenomenon of incivility that is now rampant. Chivasso, in the province of Turin, it has been established, precisely as a sign of the incivility of dog owners, to oblige them to carry, when they are on the street with their pet, also a bottle of water. To clean the traces of urine left on urban soil. And to Carmagnola, still in Piedmont, the municipal administration has decided to make it mandatory the DNA test of all the dogs in the area. The genetic testing is entrusted to the experts of the Zooprophylactic Institute of Piedmont, Liguria and Val d'Aosta; the cost of the operation is covered by the local waste disposal company, Derichebourg; the final result will be a genetic census of each dog. At that point, any poop in the wrong place will be examined, so that the DNA stored can be traced back to the dog's owner, who will then be heavily fined.

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UNCIVILIZED DOG OWNERS

How do you collect dog poop? And where do you dispose of it? Two simple answers, but rarely used if we look at the filth on our sidewalks and the terrible pollution generated by them. dog waste.Aside from the bad smells.

Dog poop is collected with a scoop and an garbage bag: if you want something special, in specialized shops for pets You can also find scented sachets. Then it is disposed of in the undifferentiated waste bag (the purple one) and never with organic waste. Just as if you want to throw it in a municipal waste bin, you should always choose the one for non-recyclable materials.

As you can see, these are simple things, but too often ignored. The latest episode occurred in Potenza, where a group of citizens, exasperated by the bad habits of some dog owners, hung a shovel from the trunk of a tree. It read: "For the uncivilized people who don't pick up their dog's poop." Correct statement: uncivilized. And they are also overbearing in relation to the rain of fines that have now been introduced (but are they actually issued?) many Italian cities.

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DIRT LEVELS IN OUR CITIES

I'll say right away that I'm not convinced by an overly strict, almost police-like idea to induce citizens to be civilized. Civic sense cannot be spread with finesBut in this case, there are some reasons that lead me to share the mayors' hard line, a line that, as I said, is spreading like wildfire: in Liguria, Piacenza, Lecce, Rieti, and Padua, to name just a few. First: the level of dirtiness in our cities, also due to rude landlords, has become unbearable.

I live on a street of Roma It's quite tree-lined, with nice sidewalks, in a neighborhood where good manners should be a given: well, when I walk I realize I have to dodge the dogs' poop. Does that seem possible to you? Unfortunately, appeals to good manners and a minimum of civic sense aren't enough: some... sanctionSecondly, if you think about it, it's like the case of a parking ticket. In that case, the administrator hits a citizen who is causing harm to another citizen, who perhaps has the right to park In that area because he's disabled, or can't leave his home because he's blocked by a parked car. Finally, it's true that we can't always demand everything from the public purse. If we want cleaner streets, squares, sidewalks, and cities, we must contribute, starting with the simplest gestures. And a fine helps us think.

(Cover image credits: www.napoli.repubblica.it)

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