As well as picking up their pets’ excrement, dog owners in Sicily will now have to wash away their urine under a regional law approved by the Sicilian Assembly (ARS).
The measure is contained in a bill covering “norms to safeguard animals and the prevention of stray dogs“.
In addition to removing their dog’s excrement from the street or parks, in Sicily, the owners of four-legged animals will also be required to clean their pee with water.
source: tp24.it
| to pick up | [tə pɪk ʌp] | raccogliere |
| excrement | [ˈekskrəmənt] | escrementi |
| dog owner | [dɒɡ ˈəʊnə] | proprietario del cane |
| urine | [ˈjʊərɪn] | urina |
| regional law | [ˈriːdʒənl̩ lɔː] | legge regionale |
| to approve | [tu əˈpruːv] | approvare |
| measure | [ˈmeʒə] | provvedimento |
| to contain | [tə kənˈteɪn] | contenere |
| bill | [bɪl] | disegno di legge |
| to safeguard | [tə ˈseɪfɡɑːd] | salvaguardare |
| prevention | [prɪˈvenʃn̩] | prevenzione |
| stray dog | [streɪ dɒɡ] | cane randagio |
| to require | [tə rɪˈkwaɪə] | richiedere |
| pee | [piː] | pipì |
Decide if the statements are true or false or not in the text.
- Dog owners protested against the new law in Sicily.
- The law concerns only certain regions in Sicily.
- The new law also contains regulations about dogs in the street that have no owners.
- The law regulates both the cleaning of excrement and urine.
- There are different regulations in the law for streets and parks.
key: 1. not in the text, 2. false, 3. true, 4. true, 5. not in the text
