Question 18767 — animals

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Ms. Danièle Obono questions the Minister of the Interior regarding the resources allocated to the fight against animal abuse. Article 515-14 of the French Civil Code defines animals as “living beings endowed with sensitivity”. Likewise, article L. 214-1 of the rural and fishing code specifies that “Any animal being a sentient being must be placed by its owner in conditions compatible with the biological imperatives of its species”. This obligation weighing on the owner is not conditional on the origin of the animal. Article 521-1 of the penal code penalizes serious mistreatment of animals on public roads. This sanction, which presupposes flagrante delicacy, cannot, however, rest solely on individuals of good will or associations. This appears to be largely the case today. Several associations denounce the lack of human resources and materials allocated to the fight against animal abuse and the few police officers available when serious violence against domestic animals is observed on public roads. Furthermore, if simple information regarding the mistreatment of domestic animals is provided at the time of purchase or at the time of donation, monitoring of compliance with these rules proves to be very incomplete and does not allow real protection of these beings. alive even though the French civil code recognizes that they are endowed with sensitivity. She asks him what resources are specifically allocated to the fight against animal abuse as punishable by the penal code and whether we should not create a specialized brigade dedicated to this.

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