The PVD has recently encountered several cases where unauthorised private individuals have stolen animals from their owners or persuaded them to hand them over voluntarily, claiming they have some kind of right to do so. However, this is not true! Kristīne Lamberga, Director of the Veterinary Supervision Department, explains that the institution of a public inspector does not exist at all within the Latvian legal system, and what the "Animal Police" are doing by mobilising animal rights activists to walk onto private properties is complete arbitrariness and illegal. The service will also issue a public explanation in the near future.
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In recent weeks, both in the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers, the thesis has been heard once again: “We must act this way, otherwise there will be penalties, infringement procedures, etc.” Often, such a pseudo-argument completely excludes reasonable disputes, discussions, or alternatives, forcing those responsible to make decisions hastily and not always in the interests of Latvia. Why is that?
Old habits are hardening - someone somewhere knows better, let us rely on them
Lack of sufficient capacity or laziness to defend a different point of view
A generation of cabinet officials has been created who are accustomed to accepting rather than delving into matters
This is a serious problem for Latvia for which no solution is being sought. It will probably be all right somehow...