Justice and effectiveness of Law 1774 of 2016 on the treatment of humans and animals

Abstract

With the implementation of shelters to care for animals in the main cities of the country, the approach to good treatment with animals, called by current legislation, "sentient beings" began in Colombia. The general objective of this article was to analyze the considerations and interpretations that thinkers have made about justice (philosophers, sociologists and jurists), and the effectiveness of Law 1774 of 2016 in the treatment of humans with animals In Colombia. The specific objectives were identified by: review within the Colombian legal system aspects related to the protection of animals and the socio-legal consequences that this has generated; discern about the effectiveness of Law 1774 of 2016 regarding the relations of good treatment towards animals in the Colombian territory. The method used in this investigation was the Inductive, because it started from the understanding of the concept of justice towards the effectiveness of a legal standard such as Law 1774 of 2016 for the knowledge of the application of procedures in order to improve the conditions related to the treatment of animals. It is part of the investigations with an analytical - descriptive and qualitative approach, basically in those that fall within the scope of the Historical / Hermeneutical paradigm. The type of research defined is qualitative in nature with the use of techniques and strategies such as text analysis, interview, survey and observation. The conclusions reached in the article show the social and legal implications that are generated from animal abuse by humans, caused by the ignorance of the disadvantageous circumstances of the latter in terms of the ethics of care, protection and animal health.