TY - JOUR
TI - Crimes regarding the abuse of free-living (wild) animals
AU - Gądzik, Zuzanna B.
TI - Crimes regarding the abuse of free-living (wild) animals
AB - 
	The article addresses the issue of criminal responsibility for the crime of abuse of free-living (wild) animals. It touches upon the issues related to the assessment of a legal interest – humanitarian protection of animals, which this crime targets. The aim of this protection is to counteract actions which involve the illegal infliction of gratuitous and excessive pain or suffering to animals. Moreover, the two-way nature of the aforementioned protection and the way in which wild animals are subjected to it are also highlighted. The article also includes the analysis of the elements of animal abuse crime, with particular attention put on its forms towards wild animals and game.
VL - 2021
IS - 3 (28)
PY - 2021
SN - 2392-1943
C1 - 2720-3670
SP - 125
EP - 145
DO - 10.4467/23921943RP.21.026.15118
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/radca-prawny/article/przestepstwo-znecania-sie-nad-zwierzetami-wolno-zyjacymi-dzikimi
KW - protection of animals
KW - humanitarian protection of animals
KW - animal abuse
KW - wild animals
KW - game