To Greece for cruelty in relation to animals will threaten till 10 years of prison

Parliament of Hellenic Republic on Thursday unanimously adopted the law providing till 10 years of imprisonment for the bad treatment of animals, report the European mass media. According to the law text, the bad address is understood as cases when the person cruelly kills or puts mutilations to animals". The minimum term of imprisonment for violation of this law makes 1 year, maximum - 10. In addition, the penalty from 5 to 15 thousand euros is provided. The Minister of Health Greece Mavrudis Voridis welcomed this decision of parliament, having called it "a strong signal to society". The law is adopted after that...