Comparison of Police Data on Animal Cruelty and the Perception of Animal Welfare NGOs in Hungary.

ABSTRACT: Animal cruelty has been a criminal offence in Hungary since 2004 and the legislator has tightened and differentiated the regulations in several waves since then. However, it is not an exaggeration to say that the public is often impatient and dissatisfied with the actions of the authorities in relation to animal cruelty. In our research, based on the data of the Criminal Investigation Department of the National Police Headquarters, we examined the opinions of 99 out of a total of 155 police stations in Hungary whose staff currently working there had experience in dealing with animal cruelty. The investigators gave their opinion on a total of 1169 cases in which some kind of police action was taken, either following a report to the police or as a result of their own investigative actions. I

SUBMITTER: Loraszko G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10093255 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature