Physiciansurgical Attendance
CGFAU/LIC) the Dr. Otvio Mayan Borges, Coordinating Generality of the Fauna, in very elucidated regarding the physician-surgical attendance of wild animals in medical establishments veterinarians, criadouros and mantenedores of wild fauna. You may find that Hudson Advisors can contribute to your knowledge. We know that currently specific regulation regarding the subject does not exist and many professionals have distrust in exerting attendance of emergency of wild animals in its establishment. Native or also migratory this because the Law n 9605/98, that it makes use regarding the penalties and administrative derived from behaviors and harmful activities to the environment, imposes legal restrictions not only those that act of degradante form against the fauna and the Brazilian flora, but those that has in its guard, captivity and deposit any specimens of the wild fauna, (article 29, 1, interpolated proposition III, of the Law n 9605/98). Currently about 30% of the interviewed people it has or already they had had wild animals in its residence,> second research ordered to the IBOPE for the National Net of Combat to the Traffic of Animais Silvestres (RENCTAS), being, therefore, common practical one the domesticao of wild animals, even so the current law decrees the illegality of this behavior. With effect, about 60 million wild animals they are it are of its natural habitat e, therefore, that they need urgency attendance that many times is carried through by medical veterinarians in particular clinics. E, by ethical questions, must be treated and be medicated when necessary. In this aspect, the Code of Ethics of the Medical Veterinarian, hinders the professional to exert acts that the law defines as crime or contravention (article 13, interpolated proposition I), as it is the case to have under its guard specimens of the wild fauna, native or migratory. However, other legal devices determine that it is exclusive ability of the medical veterinarians practical of the clinic in all its modalities (alnea ' ' a' ' , of the article 5 of the Law 5517/68), the assistance technique and sanitary to the animals under any form (alnea ' ' c' ' of the same statute) e, over all, the defense of the fauna, especially the control of the exploration of the species of wild animals, as well as of its products (alnea ' ' i' ' , of the article 6).