tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post4065830159327831193..comments2024-03-08T09:42:28.879+01:00Comments on Burnt by the Tuscan Sun: Dog Days of SummerIrreverent Italyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104487411073849736noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-89809795910640156142007-08-04T12:42:00.000+02:002007-08-04T12:42:00.000+02:00This is so sad. I remember finding out about this ...This is so sad. I remember finding out about this terrible annual tragedy the first summer I lived in Italy (1994). My Italian wasn't great yet, and because the concept was so foreign and appalling to me, I wasn't sure that I was really getting the message (don't abandon your dog!). In the end someone explained that no one wanted to pay the fees to board their dog so they just abandoned them when they went on holiday. I'm sorry to hear that in the last 13 years the habit hasn't diminished...e' un vergogna veramente.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com