The Law on Responsible Treatment of Animals has entered into force

Today - March 2, 2022, the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On responsible treatment of animals" came into force.

The main objectives of this law are the legal regulation of the treatment of animals, humane treatment of them, the criterion of which is the welfare of animals and humans within the framework of generally accepted ethical values.

In other words, the ideology of the moral education of citizens according to the new law is to treat animals as creatures capable of experiencing pain and suffering. Therefore, the owners are personally responsible for the life, health and well-being of their pets, protecting them from abuse, as well as educating the population of a moral and humane attitude towards them.

It should be noted that the Law will be a reliable barrier to such negative manifestations against animals as dog fighting, veterinary operations without anesthesia, unpunished killing of animals, bringing animals to exhaustion and not providing them with timely assistance, inhumane trapping.