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Inês de Sousa Real from the People-Animals-Natureza party delivered a bill to the Assembly of the
Republic to inscribe in the Labour Code and the General Labour Law in Public
Functions that "a worker has the right to justifiably miss work a day
of work due to the death of a pet that is registered in the Company Animal
Information System (SIAC) in their name".
PAN also wants workers
to be able to "miss work up to five days a year to provide urgent and
essential assistance, in case of illness or accident" of their pet.
"To justify the
absence, the worker must provide proof of the unavoidable and essential nature
of the assistance or a statement proving the death of the pet animal, issued by
a competent entity, namely by the veterinarian or the entity where the
medical-veterinary care was provided", states to the diploma.
In the bill, Inês de
Sousa Real points out that "companion animals are increasingly seen by the
Portuguese as an integral part of their household" and refers that
"studies show that more than 50% of Portuguese households have a pet".
The deputy considers that "the family is increasingly considered as multispecies" and indicates that, "for many people who live alone or in a situation of social vulnerability, animals are even, many times, their only company".
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Criminal how pets are treated in Portugal. The howling despair of chained up, abandoned dogs is cruel and unnecessary. There is a plague of abandoned cats and dogs and little is done about it. The expat community does it very best to provide shelter . It is high time that the Portuguese learn how to treat animals.
By K from Other on 09 Dec 2022, 18:15
As far s protecting domestic pets and their carers goes, the PAN party should be called NAP. Where was your compassion when 2 different people, at different times, lost their pets to TAP and you guys didn´t want to get your hands dirty-because it involved TAP. I´ll always love and defend animals and decent people, but you PAN? Go do what you do best-nap.
By guida from Lisbon on 10 Dec 2022, 06:17
As far as protecting domestic pets and their carers goes, the PAN party should be called NAP. Where was your compassion when 2 different people, at different times, lost their pets to TAP and you guys didn´t want to get your hands dirty-because it involved TAP? I´ll always love and defend animals and decent people, but you PAN? Go do what you do best-nap.
By guida from Lisbon on 10 Dec 2022, 06:37
What next? Peternity Leave.
By Paolito from Algarve on 10 Dec 2022, 11:56