The legal regulations of treating animals without owners: problems and solutions

About the authors:

Skifskaia Kseniia N., Undergraduate Student, University of Tyumen
swify@mail.ru; ORCID: 0000-0003-1874-5564

Danilova Natalia V., Cand Sci. (Jur.), Associate Professor, Department of Administrative and Financial Law, University of Tyumen
n.v.danilova@utmn.ru; ORCID: 0000-0002-6037-9468

Abstract:

Due to the expansion and improvement of Russian legislation in the field of animal protection (namely, the introduction of the RF Federal Law of 27 December 2018 No 498-FZ), there is increased attention to the problem of stray animals (or animals without an owner). <br>
This article aims not only to identify the main problems in this area, but also to offer effective and informed solutions that will improve the treatment of animals without owners. The main methods of research include analysis, synthesis, and comparative method. The results show the main gaps in the existing legal norms, problems in their implementation, and proposed options for their elimination. <br>
The main conclusion of this study is not just proposals to improve the proposed legislation, but a call to educate people in a humane and responsible attitude towards animals without owners. This work is one of the first in this area, so the validity and effectiveness of the proposed solutions to the identified problems are very important, as well as the accuracy of the analysis of normative legal acts and their correct comparison with other acts regulating this area of relations.

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