February 28, 2004

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  Italy town sets down pet-pampering laws

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  ROME (Reuters) - According to a new bill regulating the treatment of animals that will be implemented next week in the wealthy town of Reggio Emilia, canary owners will have to buy a significant other for their bird, who otherwise might suffer from loneliness.
  

  
  

  Dog owners will have to provide sufficiently spacious dog houses in shady, sheltered locations and pet owners of all stripes will be prohibited from dyeing the fur of their animals.
  

  
  

  The rules, spelled out in 39 different articles, also make it illegal to throw live lobsters in boiling water.
  

  
  

  Fines for breaking the rules run from 25 to 495 euros.
  

  
  

  
  

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