Rome promotes adoption of dogs from kennels with red-carpet event.
Rome’s city-run kennels will stage a dog parade on Saturday 21 June as part of efforts to give shelter dogs a day out and increase their chances of finding a forever home.
The initiative, now in its fifth edition, will be held as part of the Notte Bianca dell’EUR event between Viale America and Via Tupini at 18.30.
Titled Il canile va in città (The kennel goes to town), the parade also offers dog owners the opportunity to have their dogs microchipped and registered for free.
During the city’s last dog parades, in February and April, hundreds of people turned up to show their support, with numerous dogs finding new homes.
Rome’s guarantor for animals, Patrizia Prestipino, who is responsible for raising awareness for animal protection, has hailed the ongoing initiative as “a great success” but added that “too many dogs are still locked up in kennels”.
Prestipino said it was important and necessary to give the dogs “a few hours of freedom”, but above all else “to seek a home and a family for them, promoting the adoption of these wonderful creatures, capable of giving immense affection and dedication.”
Stressing that the goal is to promote “responsible adoptions” of dogs housed in city shelters, Prestipino said: “It is never too early or too late to open your heart to the wonderful experience of adopting an animal”.
For more details see city website. Photos Roma Capitale
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