食用野生动物行为入罪的正当性检讨

Review of the Legitimacy of Criminalizing the Behavior of Eating Wild Animals

在新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情的大背景下,应进一步加强对野生动物的保护。立法机关应在《野生动物保护法》等前置法中对食用野生动物行为作出明确的禁止,而非在刑法中。滥食野生动物的行为并不会直接侵害生态平衡和生物多样性,但存在危害公共安全的可能,以危险方法危害公共安全罪仍可对该行为进行有效规制,因此增设滥食野生动物等罪名并无必要。

In the context of the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak,the protection of wildlife should be further strengthened.The Legislature should impose a clear prohibition against wildlife consumption in prelaw such as the“Wildlife Protection Law”,and not in the“Criminal Law”.The act of eating wild animals will not directly infringe on ecological balance and biodiversity,but there is a possibility of endangering public safety.The crime of endangering public safety by dangerous methods can still be effectively regulated.Therefore,it is unnecessary to add the crime of eating wild animals.