In Italy: No More Dogs As Wedding Ring Bearers

Italian mayor BANS dogs from being wedding ring bearers after engaged couple asked permission for their pooches join in their ceremony
Pontirolo Novo's mayor Gigliola Breviario banned dogs from being ring bearers
One couple's request for their Bullmastiffs to take on the role was a 'step too far'
The dog-loving lovebirds are reportedly seek an alternative, dog-friendly venue

By Stewart Paterson For Mailonline
PUBLISHED: 15:49 BST, 15 July 2017 | UPDATED: 18:36 BST, 15 July 2017


An Italian mayor has banned dogs from being ring bearers in her town, arguing that 'marriage is an important, serious thing'.
Gigliola Breviario, the mayor of the Pontirolo Novo in northern Italy, thought it was a step too far when a couple requested that two Bullmastiffs could take on the role for their big day.
'I would have been willing to accept dogs in the hall, on a leash and muzzled,' Ms Breviario told local newspaper Eco di Bergamo.
But the traditionalist mayor refused the couple's wishes, meaning the couple had to drop their three and four-year-old pups from the guest list.

Puppy love: A couple in the north Italian town for Pontirolo Novo had hoped for their two dogs to be ring bearers on their big day


While the local politician accepted that dogs were 'important', she insisted that 'marriage is an important, serious thing'.
The disappointed couple are said to be looking for an alternative, dog-friendly venue to Pontirolo Nuovo town hall.





At least 92 percent of the Italian population who own pets consider dogs as part of the family.

One if four even allow their precious pooches to slumber next to them in bed.

It comes after a priest in Genzano, near Rome, told a member of his congregation to take her dog outside - sparking protests from animal rights activists.

Police were called in to disperse the group of around 12 campaigners who had gatecrashed a Sunday Mass at the church.