ON THE QUESTION OF THE PECULIARITIES OF CRIMINAL LAW REGULATION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
The paper considers key issues related to the specifics of bringing to criminal responsibility persons for cruelty to animals, affecting the content of Article 245 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The features of qualification for this crime are considered, attention is paid to the legal grounds that can protect animals from illegal behavior of persons in testing and priming complexes, centers or stations. With the help of the set of arguments, grounds and norms studied in the article, reflecting the need to improve the criminal law regulation of responsibility for cruelty to animals, it is concluded how to consider the features of the actions of individuals that will serve as a basis for bringing the perpetrators to justice. A new version of Article 245 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is proposed.