Criminal offence of malpractice in veterinary services in the legislation of the Republic of Serbia | Кривично дело несавесног пружања ветеринарске помоћи у законодавству Републике Србије
2011
Батрићевић, А., Институт за криминолошка и социолошке истраживања, Београд (Serbia)
By incriminating malpractice in veterinary services, our legislator has provided not only criminal legal protection of animals as integral parts of the environment, but also of their owners and other people, from harmful consequences of veterinarians’ conducts against fundamental rules of veterinary profession. A very small number of reported cases of malpractice in veterinary services in our country does not diminish the significance of this criminal offence, especially when considering the efforts of our judicial system, legal theoreticians and representatives of the media and non – governmental sector to increase the social awareness about the importance of animal welfare. In that sense, the author attempts to analyze essential characteristics of this criminal offence in current criminal legislation of the Republic of Serbia as well as to underline the provisions of Animal Welfare Law and Law on Veterinary Practice pertinent for this issue.
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