Niehumanitarność przepisów w zakresie działalności cyrkowej z udziałem zwierząt jako argument za nowelizacją ustawy o ochronie zwierząt i aktów pochodnych

• Authors: Januszczyk, Maria

Abstracts

PL

The article explores the issues of circus performances involving animals based on the legal regulations in force in Poland. It contains a short history of the circus and outlines the development of legal institutions regulating its activity according to the legislation of various countries. Moreover, the article discusses current Polish legislation, pointing to its inaccuracies, and provides examples of ineffective law enforcement. It also presents the attempts of local authorities intended to limit circus shows with animals, advances arguments in favor of changing the existing regulations, and formulates de lege ferenda postulates.

Keywords

PL

animal rights; circus; influence of public opinion on the law; animal welfare; prawa zwierząt; cyrk; wpływ opinii publicznej na prawo; dobrostan zwierząt

• Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Studia Iuridica
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 86
• Pages: 74-90

Dates

published

2021-06-22

Contributors

author

Januszczyk, Maria

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31338/2544-3135.si.2020-86.5