a general discussion information guide to the ins and outs of pets ownership in Italy and depending on what people write a wider discussion on all animal related topics here in Italy

help with health issues, costs,registration and just how and what to do here when you see something not so good and how to help

yesterday our neighbours one of the reasons we bought a house where we did , apart from the price,lost their dog "Happy"

four years old and who had had a hard life,diabetic,run over and blind

hard yet happy.. lived in the house, sat at the table on occasion and yet two days ago was bitten by something and despite all the vet could do sadly passed away yesterday evening

anyway this group in my mind is in memory of Happy and the many Italians that do care... not just us incomers

but life here can be hard for an animal... Happy got bitten by a snake or hornet ... he was not the strongest of dogs 

we have four dogs...two just abandoned and picked up, two from the various animal help centres here one from Teramo one from Rome

anyway hopefully this as an open group will allow those of us that do care and do try to give out relevant and info to those that find themselves helping with any type of animal that they get