fbpx
Log in

Login to your account

Username *
Password *
Remember Me

Create an account

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.
Name *
Username *
Password *
Verify password *
Email *
Verify email *
Captcha *

Petition to criminalise animal abuse receives over 90,000 signatures

Petition to criminalise animal abuse receives over 90,000 signatures.A petition with more than 90,000 signatures defending the criminalization of mistreatment of animals will be delivered at the Assembly of the Republic this Wednesday.
Organised by União Zoófila, a leading association in terms of the protection of abandoned, neglected and abused domestic animals in Portugal, the petition gathered 12,000 signatures in just 36 hours, and more than 90,000 in just one month.
 
To be discussed in parliament, a petition needs a minimum of 7,500 signatures, which is why União Zoófila say they are "certain" that this "will be discussed very soon" in the Assembly of the Republic, "raising the presentation of legislation projects on these matters”.
 
“The petitioners appeal to the Constitutional Court to promote an ethical and up-to-date interpretation of our fundamental law, including the protection of animals, and to the Assembly of the Republic to extend criminal protection to sentient animals, not just companion animals, which improve the rules in force and include the express reference to animals in the text of the Constitution”, says a statement by UZ.
 
The citizens' request comes after the Constitutional Court declared on three occasions that the current law was unconstitutional. The question of the unconstitutionality of the norm that criminalizes anyone who, without legitimate reason, kills or mistreats companion animals with a fine or imprisonment is being analysed once again, at the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office.
 
The signatories of the request declare themselves dissatisfied with the “inertia of the constituted powers”, adding that they understand that “those who mistreat must be punished”.
 
According to the statement, in addition to the petition, “a manifesto will also be delivered to the Assembly of the Republic and Parliamentary Groups, in which more than 40 prominent personalities in the area of law in Portugal and more than 50 associations and movements, call for the maintenance of criminal protection which protects companion animals”.
 
Earlier this year, on January 21st, thousands of people demonstrated in Lisbon, against the possibility of the law that criminalizes the mistreatment of animals to be declared unconstitutional.
Pin It

Comments  

0 #1 Stuart Wood 2023-03-20 12:15
A petition is required to prevent an animal cruelty law from being declared unconstitutional? Seriously! I am sorry to say but this country is only going backwards in terms of its values and ethics. This is just another example along with environmental damage, over tourism, out of control housing costs, over burdened health care system, high taxation, greedy bank charges, corporate monopolies, despicable minimum wage and pension benefits, to name a few. It’s no wonder that some 10% of well educated young people (the future!) are leaving the country every year and higher education establishments considering closing. If it wasn’t for the need to appease the EU and other global organizations in order to obtain “free money” and legitimacy the country would struggle to meet any first world standards.

You must be a registered user to make comments.
Please register here to post your comments.

Portugal Pathways
All Finance Matters
Rural Properties Portugal
Cerro Novo Property Sales and Management
Beverywhere.com
To-go-for Homes
Carvoeiro Villa Holidays Property Management
SeaToSky Homes