Stupidity, immorality and social regression - the protection of animal rights in Poland compared to other European Union countries Cover Image

Głupota, amoralność i regres społeczny – czyli o ochronie praw zwierząt w Polsce w stosunku do innych państw Unii Europejskiej
Stupidity, immorality and social regression - the protection of animal rights in Poland compared to other European Union countries

Author(s): Karolina Piech
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Political Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: animal rights; breeding; furs; living conditions

Summary/Abstract: The paper concerns the protection of animal rights in Poland, at the level of legal provisions and application of norms. The author puts forward a thesis according to which the development of animalprotection in Poland is weak and retarded in relation to the majority of European Union countries.For this purpose, the author compares selected regulations from Polish law to the legislation ofother European countries. Finally, the author answers the question if animal safety and protection inPoland can be characterised by the words “stupidity, immorality and social regression”.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 211-216
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Polish