"I am a dog person. In fact, I'm a self-proclaimed crazy dog lady; there is not much I wouldn't do for my scruffy little chihuahua-terrier mix called Rascal. That said, I've had it with a certain breed of dog person. You probably know the type. They assume you will automatically love it when their slobbery companion jumps on you. They say, He's friendly! when their enormous hound lunges at your tiny animal. And, most egregiously, they don't pick up after their pooch."
"Starting next year, the northern Italian city of Bolzano will charge tourists with dogs in tow a small daily tax of 1.50 (1.30). Local owners are also being asked to cough up an annual tax of 100 (87) a dog to help cover the cost of street-cleaning. Bolzano, by the way, has form when it comes to keeping pet owners on a tight leash."
Dog lovers express frustration with fellow owners who assume strangers welcome dog advances, allow large dogs to lunge at small animals, and fail to pick up or properly dispose of waste. The pandemic contributed to increased pet ownership and perceptions of ruder public behavior, with nearly half of surveyed American adults saying public behavior is ruder than before Covid-19. Bolzano will impose a small daily tourist dog tax and a substantial annual local dog tax to cover street-cleaning costs. The city previously made dog DNA testing compulsory to identify and fine owners who abandon excrement. Various other measures elsewhere have proved costly or ineffective.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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