Legislation
- Italian Animal Welfare legislation (in IT)
- Explanation of Italian legislation related to companion animals by the Italian Ministry of Health: 28102013-24-marabelli_en
- CAROdog legal questionnaire
Publication on Italian legislation
Italy, Guidelines for the movement of companion animals
Comment on the Italian Animal Welfare Act, Ärzte für Tiere
Enforcement tools
Ministry in charge of animal welfare
Ministry of Health
Animal Welfare Committee in the Government
Office VI of the Ministry of Health
Animal Welfare Police
The Italian animal welfare police is a very specific example. It is the national wildlife police that became an «animal police» also for farm animals, but not for pets
- National level: The Corpo Forestale dello Stato
•Founded in 1822 but food control duties enlarged more recently
•Goal: enforce poaching laws, safeguard protected animal species and prevent forest fires
+ Since a reform of 2001: special unit for food safety for controlling of live animals
Here is their website: http://www3.corpoforestale.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/1
- Provincial level: Polizia Provinciale
•Only used in some of the 109 provinces of Italy
•Goal: enforce regional and national hunting and fishing laws, wildlife management and environmental protection
Animal Welfare Political party
Partito Animalista Italiano