Animal
Cruelty: the Ugly SIde of our “Green” Country
The Cult News| October
2014
By W.S
By W.S
A toucan left unconscious without the upper
part of its beak, an axed anteater, a bound crocodile in a bar, abused dogs
with a low chance of being rehabilitated, a tiny baby ocelot found dehydrated
in a house… What is going on in Costa Rica, the “green” country? Since the news
of the beakless toucan back in January, some say there has been an enormous
increase in cases of animal abuse and, incredibly, a massive indignation from
the citizens. According to La Nación, the National Service of Animal Health (Senasa)
informed about 1,200 reports of animal abuse last year. In comparison to the
1,200 reports of animal abuse from last year, it seems as if this 2015 will be
even worse for animals across this country. The toucan incident is not only
outrageous, but also a vicious crime. To make this all worse, a reinforcement
of the animal protection law is still missing.
It is incredible that Costa Rica, the green
country, has not approved a more efficient law for the protection of animals.
Animals abuse should be punished by prison time. Even with all the
indignation of citizens, all the petitions and the protests –like the one on
February 8th, the government is still not willing to pay full
attention to this matter. Evidently, President Luis Guillermo Solís has distinct
priorities in spite the fact that during his presidential campaign he promised
to prioritize this bill concerning the animal law and pledged to be a supporter
of animals’ rights.
Let’s also not forget that a bill has to
be supported and accepted by the legislators. However, since last year, many
opposite arguments that favor the livestock sector have unfolded. During the
protest Protesta de la Muerte on February 2015, a legislator indicated
that they have been ignoring the requests for the approval of this new bill.
With the obvious indifference and the
obstacles this law is confronting, the government has showed a complete double
moral. They state that they are trying to promote and approve this new bill but
still they set obstacles in front of it. They print out an ecological image of
this country to the rest of the world, yet we are not.
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