I just read awhile ago that Sweden is planning to implement a law on 2014 that will introduce a total ban on bestiality, which until now has only been illegal if cruelty to the animal could be proven. Jeez! I don't even know that it is legal there unless the animal complains of sexual abuse.
According to the statement of Eskil Erlandsson, Minister for Rural Affairs, "The government is now tightening the rules surrounding bestiality so there will be no doubt about the fact that it is prohibited to inflict suffering on animals."
"There should be no doubt that bestiality is unacceptable," he added.
The report further said that at present, bestiality is illegal in Sweden only if it could be proven that the animal had subjected to suffering. The question is, why did the Swedish Government allowed this sickening act in the first place? And who will prove that suffering took place? The animal?
In any case, from 1 January 2014, any sexual act with an animal will be punishable by a fine, a maximum prison sentence of two years, or both, even if the animal shows no sign of injury or suffering. This means that animal-lovers out there has until December this year to impose their carnal knowledge on the helpless little puddy tat.
"It's very good that the law will be changed," a spokesman for the Swedish Federation of Veterinarians, Johan Beck-Friis, told AFP.
"It's very important that society makes a clear statement that it is unacceptable to use animals that way," he said.
The ban will bring Sweden in line with a European Union directive.
Germany introduced a ban in December, following in the footsteps of Britain, France, and Switzerland among others.
The Swedish parliament is expected to pass the bill into law soon, as there is broad political consensus on the issue.
According to Beck-Friis, under the current law veterinarians may suspect that an animal has been sexually abused but they are generally unable to prove it.
As a result, there are no statistics available on how common bestiality is in the country.
In 2006, the latest year for which statistics are available, about 100 cases of animals suffering injuries suspected of being related to bestiality were brought to the authorities' attention, Beck-Friis said.
According to the statement of Eskil Erlandsson, Minister for Rural Affairs, "The government is now tightening the rules surrounding bestiality so there will be no doubt about the fact that it is prohibited to inflict suffering on animals."
"There should be no doubt that bestiality is unacceptable," he added.
The report further said that at present, bestiality is illegal in Sweden only if it could be proven that the animal had subjected to suffering. The question is, why did the Swedish Government allowed this sickening act in the first place? And who will prove that suffering took place? The animal?
In any case, from 1 January 2014, any sexual act with an animal will be punishable by a fine, a maximum prison sentence of two years, or both, even if the animal shows no sign of injury or suffering. This means that animal-lovers out there has until December this year to impose their carnal knowledge on the helpless little puddy tat.
"It's very good that the law will be changed," a spokesman for the Swedish Federation of Veterinarians, Johan Beck-Friis, told AFP.
"It's very important that society makes a clear statement that it is unacceptable to use animals that way," he said.
The ban will bring Sweden in line with a European Union directive.
Germany introduced a ban in December, following in the footsteps of Britain, France, and Switzerland among others.
The Swedish parliament is expected to pass the bill into law soon, as there is broad political consensus on the issue.
According to Beck-Friis, under the current law veterinarians may suspect that an animal has been sexually abused but they are generally unable to prove it.
As a result, there are no statistics available on how common bestiality is in the country.
In 2006, the latest year for which statistics are available, about 100 cases of animals suffering injuries suspected of being related to bestiality were brought to the authorities' attention, Beck-Friis said.
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