An Italian court has ensured that her employer will pay her sick leave for the time that she cared for her sick dog.
A female academic from the University La Sapienza in Rome, won the case with the help of lawyers from the Italian League against vivisection in Italy (LAV).
This is the first such case in the history of the proceedings in Italy. The judge ruled that the University must treat the absence of women at work as «no good reason or family circumstances».
The plaintiff, whose name is not called, asked for leave for two days to care for your dog, 12-year-old English setter named Luciola, which at that time had just been through a surgical operation.
The women lawyers at the hearing pointed to the fact that under Italian law, people who abandon animals, thereby exposing them to the «severe suffering», faces a prison sentence of 1 year and a fine amounting to 10 000 euros (11 865$).
The head of the LAV, Gianluca Felicetti, stated that this court’s precedent represents a significant step forward. Having decided in favor of the plaintiff, the court recognized that animalsthat are not used for financial gain or for work, are family members. Now people who are in a similar situation, will be able to use this case as an example to solve their own problems with the authorities.
