Regional Act no. 15 of 2022 concerning the protection of animals and the prevention of estray. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Sicilia Document type Legislation Date 2022 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Regione Siciliana no. 35/2022. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Animal reproduction Animal welfare Dangerous animal/harmful animal Genetic resources Ownership Pests/diseases Protection of environment Public health Public private partnership (PPP) Hygiene/sanitary procedures Standards Toxicity/poisoning Vaccination Drugs Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Act, consisting of 37 articles, in implementation of the principles of the National Act no. 281 of 1991 and subsequent amendments as well as Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, protects animals as being sentient and condemns acts of cruelty towards animals, in order to ensure them an existence compatible with their biological and ethological characteristics. The Act provides for: methods of proper coexistence with animals, aimed at safeguarding human and animal health, the territory, the environment and at preventing estray; promotion of policies aimed at the protection and welfare of animals; recognition of the primary role of veterinary medicine, civil society, associations, in promoting animal protection and stray prevention policies; control of canine and animal breeding activities, in order to spread a culture responsible for animal management and reproduction. Full text Italian Website www.gurs.regione.sicilia.it