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11 - Animals as Means of Medical Transportation, Search and Rescue
from Part II - The Protection of Animals in International and Non-international Armed Conflicts
- By Jérôme de Hemptinne
Edited by Anne Peters, Jérôme de Hemptinne, Robert Kolb, Université de Genève
Book:

Animals in the International Law of Armed Conflict

Published online:

06 October 2022

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06 October 2022, pp 184-199
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Some principles enshrined in particular in Geneva Conventions I and IV and in Additional Protocol I regarding the protection of medical transports, equipment and personnel could potentially provide minimum safeguards for animals when these are used as a means of medical transportation or in search and rescue operations. However, this regime is in many respects inappropriate for the protection of animals. It does not take into account the fact that animals are sentient beings experiencing emotion, pain and distress. Therefore, the application of sui generis principles, tailored to the specific needs of living creatures – such as the principles of animal dignity, no military involvement and return to homeland – should be conceived in light of recent legal trends on the welfare and rights of animals in peacetime.