[Animals] Controversial animal law would impose a millionaire fine for 'killing a fly'

[Akrapovic]

By the literality of the draft, killing an insect could represent a penalty of 26 million.

 

 

The state of alarm that aroused the situation of the dogs that were trapped in the Cumbre Vieja volcano, on La Palma, coincided with the public presentation of the draft Law for the Protection and Rights of Animals in Spain.

The 65-page document contemplated in its spirit to seek a national consensus for the regulation of animal rights. However, according to what several experts have pointed out, its ‘put on paper’ did not awaken any hint of unity.

Despite the fact that the text establishes some applauded regulations, such as the prohibition of the use of wild fauna in circuses and the prohibition of sacrificing animals without valid justification, everything indicates that the generalization and inappropriate use of some key terms caused general nonconformity.

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Not surprisingly, in a letter published in recent days by the prestigious newspaper ‘El País’, 800 researchers described the draft law as “deeply misguided and erroneous”.

According to the signatories, the fact that the measure is said to be aimed at pets is no excuse for “the confusing and careless use it makes of the terms' animal '(which it does not define),' companion animal 'and' animal domestic'".

Precisely, the omission of these general definitions has led to criticisms that, although they might sound absurd, are based on the literalness of the document.

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In article 83, for example, it is said that the act of “intentionally killing an animal or causing it serious permanent consequences” will be considered a “very serious offense”.

In that sense, those who incur this offense must pay a fine ranging from 100,001 to 600,000 euros (around 26 million Colombian pesos in the maximum amount).

Taking into account that the document does not specify what type of ‘animals’ the article covers, it is understood that whoever kills any species will have to pay the exorbitant sum.

In that sense, swatting a fly will be punished with the value of a traditional low-end vehicle.

Likewise, whoever reacts with pesticides against an infestation of mosquitoes in their kitchen, would be obliged to cancel that portentous fine.

A logic that could border on the absurd but that, ultimately, responds to the failure to achieve the ‘letter’ of the regulations.

(How did it happen ?: Unusual tragedy: dog fell from building and 'killed' 3 people).

Weight criticism
To this somewhat ‘banal’ detraction, the signatories of the manifesto entitled ‘Animal rights and biodiversity conservation’ added several clashes that the project would have with other regulations already sti[CENSORED]ted on animal conservation at the national and community level.

Among the most substantial, they highlighted the dangers that the pretense of regulating the possession and reproduction of exotic species in captivity would bring because, according to the text, it would be obviating that “caging a bird captured in nature supposes suffering, not This is the case for a specimen born in captivity ”.

Under this logic, the idea of the signing researchers is not that the intention of preserving animal welfare ends but “to work on a new proposal clearly focused on domestic pets, and to do so with the critical support of experts in animal conservation. wildlife".

 

LINK: https://www.eltiempo.com/cultura/gente/espana-ley-de-proteccion-y-de-derechos-animales-polemicas-y-criticas-627752