A chilling discovery, a shocking episode hit the city of Rossano, where he was found The lifeless body of a dog, horribly mutilated and closed in a plastic bagthen hanging on the railing of a house.
A cruel scene, marked by free violence and a deep sense of civic abandonment. The bag, still dirty with blood, emanated an unbearable smell that attracted the attention of a resident, who immediately gave the alarm.
The news, gathered in its details, quickly exceeded local borders, arousing an avalanche of disdain reactions by citizens, animal rights activists and institutional representatives, including the honorable Michela Vittoria Brambilla. The Animal Protection Italia Association, engaged for years in the defense of animals and in the abuse report, has also intervened firmly: “We can no longer accept living in territories where animal life is treated as garbage” reads a hard note of the association.
“This is not an isolated case, but the evident symptom of an ethical and social disaster that deeply crosses this region”. Local institutions are also accused of immobility and superficiality in the sights of Animal Protection Italia.
“The ASP and the municipal administration – continues the note – continue to produce unnecessary and post of circumstance proclamations, while the phenomenon of strayter grows in the area, the abandoned litters increase and those who make violence remains unpunished. We have Dozens of cases documented, but we collided with ineffective answers and lack of concrete will. The awareness campaigns last one day, then everything returns to silence ». The episode arrives in a delicate moment for Rossano, close to the start of the tourist season, raising serious questions about the image of the city and on the ability of the institutions to guarantee a civil and safe environment also for animals. The fear, shared by many, is that an atmosphere of impunity has now been consolidated, aggravated by an applied legislation in a discontinuous way and by almost absent controls.
Animal Protection Italia has announced A formal complaint against unknown persons and the start of a permanent mobilization to ask for justice. The Association invokes the application of the Brambilla law, which provides for up to four years in prison and fines up to 60,000 euros for those responsible for such acts of cruelty.
«Those who have made this inhuman gesture cannot remain unpunished. We want the manager to be identified and convicted. A strong signal is needed, which clearly say that violence towards animals will no longer be tolerated ».
The appeal also extends to citizenship. Anyone who has seen suspicious movements, noticed abnormal behaviors or is in possession of useful information, is invited to contact the association anonymously. Confidentiality is guaranteed, but – as stated in the final press release – this time the silence is no longer an option.