Tirant lo Blanch
, 2021
This work analyses the offences of animal abuse in detail. It deals with the theories of the protected legal interest, the criminal and administrative offences, the criteria establishing a delimitation between the criminal and administrative spheres, the principle of ne bis in idem in legislation and jurisprudence, the historical background of the Criminal Code and the reforms in Spain, the exhaustive analysis of the articles on mistreatment and abandonment of animals and their consequences.