According to the Universal Declaration of Animal Rights declared at the Paris UNESCO house on 15 October 1978 (that is, approximately 40 years ago); ‘‘…All animals are born equal before life and have the same right to exist. All animals have the right to be respected. Man, being an animal species, cannot destroy other animals. He cannot exploit them by violating this right. He is responsible for putting his knowledge at the service of animals. All animals have the right to be humanely cared for, cared for and protected. No animal can be treated badly or cruel and cruel acts can be done. Animals cannot be used for the entertainment of people; watching animals and shows using animals are against animal dignity. Animal protection and defense rules should be represented at the government level. Animal rights, like human rights, should be protected by law...''
First of all, the law defines crimes against animals as owned and stray animals and does not treat their rights equally before the law. But what is more important than this is not that animals have rights, but that they can only be subject to rights in the status of goods.
For example, Article 151 of the Turkish Penal Code states: The person who caused the crime is punished with imprisonment from four months to three years or a judicial fine upon the complaint of the victim. In this law, the animal is considered as the subject of the crime of damaging property. When this action is carried out against a stray animal, this crime "committed against property" will not even occur, it will be considered a misdemeanor.
The action will be taken in accordance with the Misdemeanor Law No. 5199 and the one that hurts the public conscience will be converted into a fine in the maximum installments. The regulation regarding the law in question must be made urgently, and more importantly, criminal records must be made for such criminals in order to be monitored for recidivism. It should be known that, in addition to protecting the rights of those who cannot defend their rights, preventing violent behavior against humans in the future is also an issue that concerns public health.
A drunken private, whom we witnessed and traumatized with the camera recordings that took place recently, tortured and tortured a kitten. yeti, the Serval cat, which was kept imprisoned in a synthetic, closed environment, far away from the land of its birth in the shopping mall, the cleaning worker who kicked the dog, the lynx, one of the endangered breeds frequently featured in the virtual media, those who killed and posed for caracal cats, those who found and strangled Flamingo birds, which are rare in our country, and strangled them. Cutters, the cute dog Cindy, whose case is still ongoing, was beaten with an iron rod until her skull was fractured and she suffered a brain hemorrhage, sports! Animals hunted for purpose... undoubtedly made us all sad.
The fact that a significant portion of these people could not be identified and those who were detected were released with fines that could be paid in installments hurt the public conscience. Of course, punishments other than those prescribed by law cannot be given, and the approach of the judge who objected to the Constitutional Court, in addition to the punishment he could give to the private who tortured the kitten within the framework of the law, and the army member who gave the heaviest punishment to the private within the framework of the army discipline rules, was admirable.
However, At this point, what should not be forgotten is the most basic rights of animals, which are to live in their natural environment without being tortured, to continue their generation, to be fed, etc., to ensure that deterrent sanctions and punishments to be given to people who prevent this are enacted as soon as possible, and to protect the legal rights of animals in an equitable manner. Another issue that needs attention when viewed from outside the context of animal rights; It is a social problem that concerns all of us, such as monitoring individuals who show violent behavior such as tormenting or torturing any living creature, in terms of possible violence against children, women, or anyone weaker than themselves, and predicting and preventing repeated violent behavior.
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