"No dog is genetically hazardous and environmental factors are important to stimulate a possible aggression." For the first time the Italian government officially recognizes this principle, for years supported by ENPA. In an official statement, the Secretary for Health with responsibility for veterinary, Francesca Martini (pictured), spoke on the topic and distanced from the bill submitted by Senator Andrea Flutter (PDL) that prohibits the breeding, production, importation, sale and purchase of dog breeds considered dangerous, and also provides an obligation for those who already own a copy belonging to these breeds require a permit for the possession to the police and to sterilize the dog. "I disagree completely the bill presented by Senator Flutter does not represent the government line," says Secretary Martini. "Immediately after I took office - he adds - I started a permanent table on the welfare of affection, dogs and cats, where all players are represented, such as veterinary and public and private associations. In this context, our attention next Tuesday will be the theme of the Ordinance regarding the protection of public safety from the aggression of dogs, signed by former Health Minister Livia Turkish, which expires in January 2009. With respect to this matter, I want to stress that followed the French model: no list of dangerous dogs will be more active in our country. We will focus instead on education and training of owners for the optimal holding of animals and we will work closely with all the training centers should be abolished so that any method that stimulates aggression. No dog is, in fact, genetically dangerous while environmental factors are important to stimulate a possible aggression. I also remember that - said the undersecretary Martini - ours is a country that puts the welfare and promotion of the presence of animals to disease in our families as a pillar of civilization. " ENPA - participating in the ministerial table established by the Secretary Martini - fully shared the position. "They are important statements - said the national president of the ENP, Carla Rocchi - and particularly expectations from those of us who for years argued that the blacklisting are useless, harmful and caused by the fact that existence of collective psychosis and phobias. There is no animal ferocity of nell'indole innate: it is the context or the man make the dangerous dogs. "This change of course convinces us and deserves our approval because it finally is done on innocent animals, but not on men who , for various reasons, make sure fierce and aggressive individuals. We know something because for years successfully re-educated the dogs taken from their illegal fight. "
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