Cases
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Citation |
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| SuiÁa | impetraram este HABEAS CORPUS REPRESSIVO, em favor da chimpanzÈ "SuiÁa" (nome cientifico anthropopithecus troglodytes), macaca que se encontra enjaulada no Parque Zoobot‚nico Get˙lio Vargas (Jardim ZoolÛgico de Salvador), situado na Av. Ademar de Barros | |
| Sentencia C-045/19 | This Constitutional Court's decision declares sport hunting illegal in the entire territory. In its reasoning, the court stated that sport hunting is not an exception to the duty to protect animals against cruelty, as it does not satisfy any objective or purpose compatible with the Constitution. "It is not an expression of religious freedom, nor intended for food or medical or scientific experimentation. It is not done to control the species population and is not a deeply rooted cultural manifestation." The court further stated, "The sacrifice of an animal by humans is an extreme form of mistreatment as it eliminates its very existence and is an act of annihilation. When it is unjustified, an animal's death is cruel because it means understanding that the animal is exclusively a resource available to humans. Sport hunting, in short, is a harmful act insofar as it is aimed at capturing wild animals, either by killing, mutilating or catching them alive." "What happens here is an example of how the content and scope of constitutional norms adapt to a changing society. It is about the concept of a Living constitution, in which its scope and content take shape with the political community's economic, social, political, and cultural changes." Other forms of hunting, such as subsistence hunting, hunting for scientific and research purposes, and controlled hunting, continue to be allowed under the circumstances delineated by laws and regulations and with prior authorization of the natural resources managing authority. | |
| Rapa Ltd. v. Trafford Borough Council |
Section 2 of the Pet Animals Act 1951 states that a person shall be guilty of an offence if he "carries on a business of selling animals as pets in any part of a street or public place, [or] at a stall or barrow in a market". Small transparent cubes containing water and live fish were sold as novelty items, known as 'aquababies', from a barrow in a thoroughfare of a large indoor shopping mall. The Court found that this activity involved the carrying on of a business of selling pets in a "public place" and was therefore prohibited by section 2. |
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| Rogers v. Teignbridge District Council |
A planned event called "The Creepy Crawly Show" was to have been held at a racecourse and to have involved the display and sale of small exotic animals by a number of different breeders, dealers and enthusiasts. The event's organizer applied to the local council for a pet shop licence under the Pet Animals Act 1951. The application was refused on the ground that the event was prohibited by section 2 of the Act which states that a person is guilty of an offence if he "carries on a business of selling animals as pets in any part of a street or public place, [or] at a stall or barrow in a market". The organizer's appeal to the local magistrates court was dismissed. Held: the holding of the event would have involved the carrying on a business of selling pets in a "public place". It would also have involved the selling of animals in a market. The event was therefore prohibited by section 2 and that it would have been unlawful for the local authority to have licensed it. |
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| Sentencia Caso Humberto José Saldaña Taboada contra la Municipalidad Provincial de Trujillo - Peru | In this case, the plaintiff sued the mayor of Trujillo, Peru, to enforce an ordinance requiring the city to provide shelter for stray dogs. Trujillo lacked a municipal dog shelter and used the Anti-Rabies Center, which did not meet the legal requirements. The city argued that the ordinance aimed to manage potentially dangerous dogs, not to protect abandoned ones, and housed dogs at the Anti-Rabies Center due to their aggressive behavior. The lower courts ruled against the plaintiff, interpreting the ordinance as applying only to potentially dangerous dogs. However, the Constitutional Tribunal found conflicting laws regarding the city's responsibilities and reversed the decision, ordering Trujillo to provide appropriate shelter or collaborate with nonprofits for housing the stray dogs. | |
| Sentencia Caso Humberto José Saldaña Taboada contra la Municipalidad Provincial de Trujillo - Peru | En este caso, el demandante demandó al alcalde de Trujillo, Perú, exigiendo el cumplimiento de una ordenanza que exigía al municipio a proporcionar refugio temporal para los perros. Trujillo carecía de un refugio municipal para perros y utilizaba el Centro Antirrábico, que no cumplía con los requisitos legales. La ciudad argumentó que la ordenanza tenía como objetivo gestionar a los perros potencialmente peligrosos, no proteger a los abandonados, y albergaba a los perros en el Centro Antirrábico debido a su comportamiento agresivo. Los tribunales de primeras instancias fallaron en contra del demandante, interpretando que la ordenanza solo se aplicaba a los perros potencialmente peligrosos. Sin embargo, el Tribunal Constitucional encontró leyes contradictorias respecto a las responsabilidades de la ciudad y revocó la decisión, ordenando a Trujillo proporcionar un refugio adecuado o colaborar con organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro para albergar a los perros callejeros. | |
| Sentencia EXP. N.° 00022-2018-PI/TC - Bullfighting, Peru | This case follows the Peruvian Constitutional Court’s comprehensive discussion of bullfighting, including fights between two bulls and between a bull and a human, and cockfighting in Peru with regard to animal welfare and cultural preservation. | |
| Sentencia EXP. N.° 00022-2018-PI/TC - Bullfighting, Peru | Este caso se produce después de que el Tribunal Constitucional peruano debatiera exhaustivamente las corridas de toros, incluidas las peleas entre dos toros y entre un toro y un humano, y las peleas de gallos en Perú en relación con el bienestar animal y la preservación cultural. |