Animal protection police to be established in Hungary!
Dr Erik Fülöp, Independent Member of Parliament and President of the Hungarian National Animal Welfare Service, announced at today’s press conference that, based on international models, he would put a special organisation into operation in Hungary. The politician will not run in the 2022 elections to focus all his efforts on improving the state of animal protection in the country.
In the last few decades, there has been an increase in public concern regarding issues of animal welfare and animal protection. However, the efficacy of the law in the regulation and promotion of animal welfare is still questionable. Non-governmental organisations have been continuously trying to raise public awareness of the importance of preventing and penalising animal cruelty. Establishing an animal protection police can be a significant step in developing Hungary’s animal protection service to such a higher level.
In the spring of 2021, the National Animal Welfare Service Association conducted research to get a comprehensive picture of the people’s opinions on these matters and the vast majority − 99.3% − of the population agreed that cooperation between animal welfare organisations has to be increased. They also supported the idea of putting an animal protection police into operation. People agreed that substantial educational work is required too, writes magyarallatvedelem.hu.
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The National Animal Welfare Service is not a law enforcement agency, but a unit belonging to the collective term “animal protection police”, which will start operating as a pilot project in Budapest and Pest County. The long-term goal is to achieve further expansion and complete national coverage,
Dr Erik Fülöp explained. The National Animal Welfare Service will perform a variety of complex tasks in Budapest and Pest County, such as participating in animal rescue operations, providing accommodation and care for rescued animals, conducting neutering actions to help control the population of stray animals, monitoring the welfare of animals living in the area and launching educational campaigns for both children and adults, Telex added. The politician drew attention to the fact that the organisation is independent of party politics. He himself does not want to expand his organisation at the national level.
Source: magyarallatvedelem.hu, telex.hu
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Good!
Punish those who abuse animals and children.
Good, and not before time too. I hope that punishments are severe for the cruelty they inflict. It’s disgusting how some people treat their own animals.
One of the most important things they do where i live is make sure owners have a tag/license that they buy which helps trace animals back to responsible adults. That money will also help to pay for trapping & fixing of stray dogs & cats as well as housing then until they are adopted. Also the encouragement of all owners to fix their animals, especially cats! Otherwise there will NEVER be enough $ & volunteers to build shelters, keep them stocked with food, keep them clean.
People become very protective of their rights to own animals but don’t take responsibility about how many stray cats & dogs are dirtying the soil & ground water with all their poop that no one is picking up to discard properly.
The latest trend here is for idiots in apartments & condos to own big dogs who need a lot of excersize, to allow those animals to damage floors, door casings etc and bother neighbours with their whining, barking, Some people even allow their animals to urinate and deficate indoors & stink up a place and attract flies, rodents since owners also leave dishes of food out all day/night long. People get pets and then just let them take care of themselves. So many lazy people out there who just want to be seen with a certain breed of animal but don’t want to put in the kind of time to train, supervise, excersize their pet.
If Hungary is going to do this, they should do it well. Birds are animals too and need to be protected…cats need to be kept indoors. Limits need to be put on how many animals a person can own so that neighbours are not impacted and the animals can be WELL taken care of. People with dementia or addictions or mental disabilities sometimes end up with a huge number of animals living in their house, in sheds, tied up in yards…dirty, hungry, sicknesses….in the end society has to pay for any interventions. It is better to make sure that this can NOT take place. A person can only look after so many animals unless they are extremely wealthy & can hire help…and do so.