“Although the municipal councilor for the branch continues to display confidence, underlining that everything is fine on the issue, we continue to receive reports that make us understand that the situation is anything but calm. Once again, therefore, we denounce that concrete steps forward must be taken regarding the stray dog phenomenon and that all this laxity is generating problem after problem, one drop after another, which risks generating a cascade. And we must not get to this.”
This was said by the municipal councilor of the Five Star movement, Sergio Firrincieli, who reports the document received from some residents of a specific area of the city. Who state: “For about two weeks, on the municipal road ex Sp 116, Prato district and surrounding areas up to the helipad and antenna area, a pack of 5 dogs has been terrorizing people on foot and has caused and continues to cause carnage of cats pets who are only guilty of taking an evening walk near “their” homes. These dogs are certainly the result of a litter that was abandoned as often happens in the area. It is useless to say words against this scoundrel who, instead of sterilizing their animals, takes the honor of having them bred and then abandons the puppies which inevitably become strays. A separate discussion must be made to the municipal administration and in particular to the councilor of the branch who should curb and find suitable solutions to a problem of his own relevance and for which he is paid handsomely by the citizens of Ragusa. It is not possible that we should avoid even a simple walk because there are stray dogs everywhere… and don’t tell us that “the dogs are under monitoring and are harmless” because that is not the case. We, like many other people, are terrified if a dog comes after us even just to play, let alone a pack. And since the cat massacre is not news that causes a stir in our city, we can only hope that something worse doesn’t happen. We guarantee that the herd is not manageable. Solutions exist but it is necessary to think of citizens as people to be protected and not as future voters. Probably for a “politician” having the applause of all minds is the main objective but taking certain positions is synonymous with personality and credibility even at the expense of consensus. In any case, if one wanted to intervene, the dogs we are referring to have elected their residence in a ruined house on the aforementioned road.”
“So far – underlines Firrincieli for his part – the position taken by these exasperated citizens. Naturally, we are absolutely convinced that animal protection is an essential element for an evolved society. But, at the same time, we cannot jeopardize the safety of citizens. And we have been collecting reports like this for longer and in various parts of the city. This is why we ask that the branch councilor carries out monitoring in the area with those responsible and evaluates how to intervene. The situation is truly in danger of getting out of hand and before the irreparable happens it is necessary to find adequate solutions.”
