DOG FIGHTS IN SLOVENIA AND SOME OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Namen tega diplomskega dela je bil predstaviti pasje borbe v Sloveniji in nekaterih evropskih državah. Priljubljenost pasjih borb postaja iz leta v leto večja in na plano prihajajo grozljive podrobnosti iz samih treningov psov kot tudi borb. V diplomsko delo je vključen tudi anketni vprašalnik, s katerim smo prišli do podatkov o informiranosti anketirancev. Izvedeli smo tudi, kakšno mnenje imajo o delovanju pristojnih organov in o samih pasjih borbah. Ljudje bi se morali bolj zavedati te problematike in nameniti malo več pozornosti dogajanju v svoji bližnji okolici. K temu bi lahko pripomogla boljša informiranost o samih pasjih borbah in o znakih, ki kažejo na morebitno prisotnost le-teh. Širšo javnost bi morali bolje podučiti o tej problematiki in o vsem, kar je povezano z njo, saj bi le tako lahko prišli do kakšnih sprememb. V zadnjih nekaj letih se v Sloveniji vse več govori o pasjih borbah in nanje opozarja, tako da lahko upamo, da se bo stanje na tem področju v bodoče izboljšalo in da bodo ljudje prenehali s tovrstnim početjem. Ker pa se ti dogodki po navadi odvijajo vedno na novih lokacijah in za te izve le zaprt krog ljudi, bo potrebno boljše sodelovanje ljudi in pristojnih organov. Pasje borbe niso problematika le v Sloveniji. V diplomskem delu so bile predstavljene tri evropske države, v katerih se prav tako borijo proti tej vrsti mučenja živali oziroma psov. Rusija je ena izmed držav, ki temu problemu ne namenja toliko pozornosti in ne ukrepa, kot bi bilo to potrebno, saj so pasje borbe pri njih skoraj da način življenja.This case study addresses presentation of dog fights in Slovenia and other European countries. The popularity of dog fights is getting bigger every year and on the surface are coming some gruesome details from the actual training of dogs as well as the fights. Case study also includes a questionnaire which contains analyzed data from respondents. We also get their perspective on the competent authorities and dog fights. People should have more awarness of this issue and paid a little more attention to their immediate vicinity. This could help getting better information on dog fights and what are the signs that indicate the possible presence thereof.The general public should be better informed about this issue and about everything that is connected with it because this is the only way to come up with some radical changes. In Slovenia more and more rumors about dog fights are present in the last few years. We can only hope that the situation in the future will be improved and people will stop this type of actions. However, these events usually take place always at new locations and closed groups of people know for this type of fights, cooperation of the people and the authorities will be required to stop it. Dog fights are not only Slovenian problem. In this case study three European countries were presented, which are also fighting against this type of cruelty to animals or dogs. Russia is one of the countries that does not devote much attention and action to this problem as this would be necessary, as the dog fights in Russia are almost a lifestyle