Another shocking footage of extreme cruelty has recently flooded Uzbekistan’s local social media segment. The video of the resident butchering a tree-tied wild wolf in front of several men spread over some telegram channels.
The State Committee for Ecology and Environmental Protection and law enforcement officers have studied the incident.
As a result of the inspection, one of the men in the video is set to pay a penalty fee amounting to UZS 3mn as he pledged guilty of an offense under articles 42 of the law 'On Protection and Use of the Animal World,' as well as articles 17 and 27 of the law 'On Hunting and Hunting Industry'. The locals were asked not to hunt wild animals in the natural environment.
Earlier this month, Uzbek MP Elena Babenko said that members of Parliament’s Committee on Ecology and Environmental Protection were working on a draft law on animal protection; the bill would oblige citizens to become accountable for animal abuse. She also stressed that increasing the penalties is necessary to strengthen the liability for animal cruelty.
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