{"id":10002217,"date":"2014-01-01T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T08:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/?p=10002217"},"modified":"2018-04-27T20:17:23","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T18:17:23","slug":"open-doors-for-our-four-legged-friends-fipe-introduces-the-pet-friendly-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/en\/open-doors-for-our-four-legged-friends-fipe-introduces-the-pet-friendly-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Open doors for our four-legged friends. Fipe introduces the \u201cpet friendly\u201d revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"

A<\/span>fter hotels and beaches, soon even bars and restaurants will be able to welcome our four-legged friends. The good news was launched by Fipe Confcommercio (Italian Federation of Public Establishments [General Commerce Confederation]), which had already announced it at Host 2013. Therefore, as of today, dogs accompanied by their owners and provided with leash and muzzle will have open doors to public establishments. No more no entry signs at the entrance of shops and public places. Details of the regulat<\/span>ions are included in the Guide to Good Practice for the Restaurant Industry, Gastronomy and Pastry-making actually edited by the Italian Federation of Public Establishments. For more information, we interviewed Marcello Fiore, managing director of Fipe.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why did Italy comply so late with this rule, considering that it has been in force since 2004 in the other countries?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Actually, there is no obligation to comply with a particular rule. Fipe drafted its own Guide to good practice based on the disposition of the regulation EC No 852\/2004\u00a0<\/span>on the hygiene of foodstuffs and the guideline of the Department of Health issued in 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is there a size limit for dogs?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

No. There is no size limit. However, there is common sense of the owners as well as the shopkeepers.<\/span><\/p>\n