Dog fighting, funds secured for rescued animals: finally a concrete step forward

There is a premise that should underpin every budget law, a way of thinking that goes beyond budget lines and individual provisions: how should our public resources be distributed? This question matters even more when some people are left to pay out of their own pockets for the consequences of violence perpetrated by others. From this perspective, paragraphs 847 and 848 of Article 1 of Italy’s 2026 Budget Law tell a story that is small in financial terms, but significant in principle.
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