Zaštita životinja od ubijanja i zlostavljanja u krivičnom pravu Evropske Unije I Republike Srbije
Animal Protection From Killing And Abuse In The European And Serbian Criminal Law

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, the author primarily deals with an issue of animal protection against unnecessary killing, torture and abuse in the EU law, with specific reference to the Serbian legislation on this issue. Many European countries have introduced into their criminal legislations some legal provisions defining the act of animal killing and abuse as a criminal offense. In order to observe the standards, forms and intensity of state response to men’s cruelty to animals, the author will analyze the legal solutions adopted in Germany, France, Italy, Slovenia, Montenegro and Croatia, and compare them with the Serbian legislation. The author has endeavored to provide answers to a number of questions: Are the current legal solutions relevant and sufficient? Does the legal protection include all animals? What is the subject matter of protection: the human being and his/her feelings towards some animals, or an animal itself? Is the prescribed punishment adequate to the social danger stemming from this criminal act? Concurrently, the author has endeavored to point to the possible courses of action which would provide for a more efficient and high-quality protection of animals from unnecessary killing and abuse in the future.

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