recently approved animal welfare lawshas produced, both at the regional and state level controversial responses whether they really serve to protect different species or remain a dead letter.
Experts point out that some things are happening. “will be very difficult to meet” requirementsparticularly those concerning municipal councils that will have and may have new powers not foreseen in the budgets convert to new taxes for pet owners.
head Provincial Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Gonzalo Morenowarned of what local governments should do. take on new responsibilitieslike having to 24 hour municipal veterinarian throughout the year. In addition, animals that their owners cannot take care of will also become “helpless” and the responsibility will belong to the municipalities.
In this context, the different parties represented Valencia Courts peel them off offers In terms of protecting animals for 28M: a Social Security for pets prohibit their participation minors at bullfighting shows. Of course, most formations tip their toes past the controversial hunting issueHe has repeatedly faced off against animal lovers and hunting advocates.
The parties that make up Botànic are proud of the processing of the Animal Protection Law and better mechanisms and tools to implement with warranties, PPCV calls the rule the “law of lack of protection” And Ciudadanos determined to draft a new one “This doesn’t start from sectarianism.” on his behalf Vox advocates direct repeal and accuses the left of promoting a text that constitutes an “attack by urban dwellers who have never set foot on the countryside”.
offers
HE PSPV-PSOE Remember that the Valencian Community is autonomy “a measure of protection” He thanks the Animal Welfare Act passed this year at the Cortes and points out that it will happen. line that will continue to evolve in the coming months.
Socialists are determined to “provide mechanisms and tools to municipalities”. apply the legislation with all its guarantees possible and suggest Creating a Municipal Fund to meet the needs of localities by promoting a model of cooperation to “guarantee the provision of animal protection services, among other things”.
on his behalfThe People’s Party stigmatized the norm of lost opportunity, because it “does not meet the needs of animals, there is no consensus, and it is not based on scientific knowledge”.
Popular point about it a “propaganda and sectarian” norm that he doesn’t even have the flexibility to fit all dogs under the same law. That’s why they changed its name to “animal vulnerability”.
Also, the guiding Carlos Mazon regrets that, after eight years of scrutiny, the national law was approved only a week ago. “legal uncertainty”because it ensures that there are close to a hundred contradictions between the two texts.
sectarianism
document approved by citizensharshly criticizing the to be born of “sectarianism”. Therefore, he advocates promoting a new text if it manages to enter autonomous government “by consensus”.
The orange formation uses a battery in its program. about twenty offers It covers a range from prohibiting the slaughter of abandoned animals except in emergency or danger situations to preventing the display of pets for sale in shop windows.
Moreover, Liberals suggest improved controls at hatcheriesCreate a record for offenders requiring disqualification from possession of animals and restricting or prohibiting the use of animals. wild species in circuses.
Another member of Botànic, loyaltyalso hopes to improve the Valencian law to enforce recognized rights in the norm that they classify animals as “delicate creatures”.
Valencian coalition proposes facilitate the conversion of huts into sheltersas well as creating new societies that promote animal ownership and awareness of the fight against abandonment.
Likewise, they emphasize the importance of launching from Compromís. a record prohibiting the possession of animals to people with a history of abuse and facilitates coexistence with pets in public housing.
Bullfighting
As for the bullfighting debate, Combine We Can One of the organizations that have been criticizing this practice since its inception includes various points about bullfighting in their proposals. -as usual- not directed to ban all the festivities.
The coalition specifically recommends prevent the participation of minors he works both as an active part of bullfights and as a spectator, and to repeal the regulations establishing bullfights. cultural preservation Bullfighting.
In other respects, Unides Podem is committed to: facilitating pets’ access to transport ban pigeon hunting and horse riding, create a General Directorate of Animal Protection, and encourage the use of fireworks and low-noise pyrotechnics.
hunting support
The most critical education with regional regulations on animal welfare, voxwhich directly characterizes it as: “Attack of the townspeople has never set foot on the field,” he says, emphasizing that “there is nothing more natural than to protect their dignity as animals, to value and protect them.”
They announce it from the organization if they are part of the Generalitat Government. They will completely repeal the Valencian law in this sense They will guarantee support to the livestock sectors, farmers, fishermen and raptor breeders in rural areas, an area they argue Spain is an international leader in.
In addition, the far-right formation persists. open support for hunting activities, necessary for the maintenance of natural ecosystems, according to them.