Убијање, злостављање и напуштање животиња у Србији : (не)примена законских одредби

Abstract

Анализа је посвећена проблематици заштите добробити животиња у Републици Србији. Први део рада је по- свећен законском опису и практичној примени кривичног дела убијање и злостављање животиња из члана 269 КЗ РС. Како су највећим делом „жртве’’ ове инкриминације напуштене животиње, други део рада бави се питањем одговорности за вишегодишње не- решавање проблема напуштених паса и мачака, дајући практичне смернице и законске предлоге у циљу побољшања стања у овој обла- сти. Полазне тезе су да је казнена политика у погледу кривичног дела из члана 269 КЗ РС изузетно блага, а да у позадини толиког броја напуштених паса и мачака леже лоша законска решења која се не примењују као и коруптивне активности појединих актера.

In Serbian Law, cruelty to animals is prohibited under article 269. of the Criminal Code (2005) and under Animal Welfare Act (2009) that contain a detailed and long list of misdemeanors in this area. However, the small number of criminal and misdemeanor proceedings for these offences does not indicate that animal cruelty is rare in Serbian practice, but on the contrary, that these offences are rarely reported and prosecuted. Unwillingness of the competent authorities to work on detection, prosecution, and punishment of these crimes, confirms the thesis that issues as ecology, environmental protection, animal protection, and similar are priority issues for “richer and societies”, while in poorer countries preoccupied with economic, social, national, and ethnical problems, these topics are not on the priority list. However, the issue of animal welfare is an issue of the degree of development of a particular society, its care for the weaker and powerless, the development of empathy, the suppression of violence and the development of awareness of others and different with whom we share the planet. In the paper are analyzed normative characteristics of the criminal offence and misdemeanors related to cruelty against animals, their mutual relations in the light of ne bis in idem principle, and practical application of these provisions according to available judicial data. The first part of the paper is dedicated to legal analyze and practical application of the criminal offence killing and abuse of animals (art. 269 of Serbian CC). The second part of the paper deals with abandoned animals, so called “street dogs and cats”, who are the easiest victims of cruelty, giving practical guidelines and legal proposals in order to improve the situation in this area.