Revisiting Legal Understanding of Wild Life as a Sustainable Value. The Case of Ukraine

Abstract

Animal rights in recent years occupy a significant place among the themes of general national discourse in Ukraine. This year, under the pressure of the public in Ukraine, a law according to the humane attitude towards the "younger brothers" was adopted. But which rights do animals have? And what’s really going on? Legislation on animal protection is not executed even at the level where it is. How often do people who cause animal suffering in my country have the appropriate punishment? The report provides an analysis of the preconditions for reforming the attitude towards animals and their rights. The complexity of solving problem of humane attitude towards animals lies in the fact that it can not be regulated just based on the data of scientific experiments. Evaluation of the ability of animals to consciously feel pain, suffer, think, speak, understand themselves and the events around them is a difficult issue for many people. So, what is Animal Law? And what is Animal Ethic? Do we understand and recognize such concepts in my country?

Specific peculiarity of the forensic veterinary expert conclusion structure according to the research of fowl corpse results

“…Судово-ветеринарна експертиза живої птиці, а також трупів птиці з ушкодженнями різного походження призначається правоохоронними органами під час досудового розслідування правопорушень, пов'язаних із жорстоким поводженням з тваринами (Zabudskyi, 2020), незаконним полюванням, порушенням ветеринарних правил, порушенням правил використання об'єктів тваринного світу, порушенням вимог щодо охорони диких тварин, порушенням порядку обігу об'єктів тваринного світу, порушенням вимог щодо охорони видів тварин, занесених до Червоної книги України, порушенням правил щодо карантину тварин та інших ветеринарно-санітарних вимог тощо (Hernandez-Moreno et al, 2013;Zapara et al, 2019;Eggert et al, 2019;Yatsenko & Derecha, 2019;Karris et al, 2020).…”

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“…performance or improper performance of professional duties by a veterinary practitioner", "engaging in illegal veterinary activity", "illegal issuance of a veterinary prescription", "illegal conduct of veterinary biological or otherIntroductionThe issue of improper performance of professional duties by veterinary practitioners, which causes negative consequences during the provision of veterinary services, is an acute one for practical veterinary medicine. This problem is relevant both in Ukraine(Zapara et al, 2019) and in other countries (Low & Wu, 2022; Daly, 2023). According to leading scientists in the field of veterinary medicine, including K. Whipple et al (2020), P. Mosedale and K. Blackie (2021), A. Woolrich (2021), various shortcomings in the provision of veterinary care are rarely discussed in scientific publications, and little is known about their nature and frequency, but they are a significant cause of animal patient mortality, ending in claims and complaints from dissatisfied animal owners, lawsuits against veterinary professionals, and may be accompanied by insurance payments.…”