After several months of the #AnimalsNotThings campaign by NGOs defending animal rights, there are results. Legally, animals are no longer “things” in Spain.
Estemes, the Spanish Congress unanimously approved a law that says that all animals are living beings endowed with sensitivity. In this way, they are no longer considered “within movable property, that is, things.”
The coordinator and spokesman of the ‘Parliamentary Association in Defense of Animals’ (APDDA), Chesús Yuste, has expressed his enormous satisfaction with the unanimous parliamentary agreement of the Congress of Deputies that obliges the Government to undertake the reform of the Civil Code so that animals are considered human beings. sentient and not things like until now.
other changes
Regarding the modification of the Civil Procedure Law, it will imply that, after a divorce, an assignment of custody of the pet is made in which the welfare of the animal prevails.
The deputy of Equo-Podemos, Juan López de Uralde, has demanded that the law also eliminate the category of “Asset of Cultural Interest” to bloody spectacles such as the Coria bull, in Extremadura; prevent public television from broadcasting them or stop the importation of puppies from Eastern Europe, “of dubious legality.”
López de Uralde has also called for going further and promoting both a state Animal Protection Law and a drop in veterinary VAT, from 21 to 10%, so that no one has their pets in poor condition due to lack of resources.
Data
The Animal Justice and Defense Observatory (OJDA) has presented the results of a survey in which 84% of the Spanish population is in favor of animals being considered “living beings endowed with sensitivity”.
“The same survey shows that 85% of Spaniards consider that politicians should legislate for the welfare of animals,” according to a joint press release from the two animal organizations.
Good news!