The brazen destruction of deer in the Kyiv region caused a significant public outcry, including in the National Association of Lobbyists of Ukraine
The professional community states that the current level of liability for poaching does not actually deter people who kill wild animals with impunity.
The incident has all the hallmarks of deliberate animal killing, and the current legislation does not provide adequate tools for adequate legal qualification of such actions and fair punishment.
In this regard, a draft law will be prepared and submitted to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in the near future, which will provide for
- significant increase in criminal liability for poaching;
- introduction of additional qualifying features of crimes against wild animals;
- to introduce a separate legal qualification for cases of intentional cruel destruction of animals.
The relevant proposals will be submitted to the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Law Enforcement.
The law must protect not only people but also wildlife from brazen cruelty.
