Bienestar animal desde la perspectiva jurídica : Análisis crítico de los artículos 71 y 72 de la constitución de la República frente a la necesidad de ampliar el concepto de naturaleza para incluir elementos sobre bienestar animal

摘要

At the beginning of the 19th century, when animal protectionism started, a great debate sparked in society based on whether animals should have rights or protect their welfare through laws, taking on account that the main idea of this debate was based on protecting the most important interests of non-human species. My position in this debate is in support of the legal welfarism, assuming that the life of an animal has inherent value which should be protected through the legal recognition of how important is to take care of its welfare. The difference between species is not one of distinct categories, but merely one of degree. There is nothing in this degree of difference that is so great as to justify the domination visited by our species upon other species of this planet.