Aplicação da Lei 1807/2019 que regulamenta sobre proteção animal. Denúncia de maus-tratos: relato de caso

Abstract

The occurance of animal abuse crimes is a reality that is growing a lot in Brazil. Animal abuse can be definied as any act, direct or indirect, planned or unplanned, that intentionally or by negligence, malpractice or imprudence provoke uneccesary pain and suffering to the animals. In 2019 the Law 1.807/2019 was approved, the law stablish that, in the territory of the municipality of Realeza, the law of animal protection, promotes sanctions and administrative penalties for those who practice animal abuse. Given the above, the objective of this essay was to verify the application of Law 1.807/2019, by means of a case report of a animal abuse complaint against animals in Realeza-PR. The complaint involved two dogs that were left tied, in a wet and shelterless place, receiving only food leftovers. After the evaluation of the animals and the place, a notification was issued for the tutors/guardians, demanding enviromental improvements to the animals. On the second fiscalization visit was verified the fulfillment of the notification, and the case was archived. It was verified the necessity of more human resources to help the receipt of complaints and mainly on the visits to evaluate animal abuse. It was noticed aswell that, the lack of a systematized protocoll to more carefully evaluate the cases.