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    La evolución de los derechos de los animales domésticos en el Ecuador: estudio comparativo con la legislación española y colombiana
    (Universidad Tècnica de Ambato, Facultad de Jurisprudencia y Ciencias Sociales, Carrera de Derecho, 2024-08) Verdesoto Naranjo, Ambar Tais; Espín Meléndez, María Cristina
    Ecuador has been a pioneer in granting nature a status of subject of rights, intrinsically including animals, thus, the 2008 Constitution marked a milestone by creating a regulatory framework with great impact on animal protection, likewise, the Law Organic Animal Welfare (LOBA) regulates the treatment and protection of domestic animals, however, such legislative bodies still face a number of challenges. In contrast, Spain has an innovative legal framework regarding the protection of animals, likewise, its autonomous communities have powers to create their own laws that safeguard the integrity and dignity of animals, this due to the high positive influence of the European legal system, which has promoted higher standards of animal welfare. Likewise, Colombia has presented a significant evolution in terms of animal law, recognizing animals as sentient beings and establishing severe sanctions in case of mistreatment. This is how this research work revolves around "THE EVOLUTION OF THE RIGHTS OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS IN ECUADOR: COMPARATIVE STUDY WITH SPANISH AND COLOMBIAN LEGISLATION" since, although the protection of domestic animals has been progressively strengthened In the legal and social area in the world, this investigative work analyzes the evolution of these rights in the Ecuadorian state, comparing it with the legislation of Spain and Colombia, with the purpose of identifying advances, challenges and proposing improvements based on viable practices. For this, an exploratory study supported by the qualitative method is applied because it is based on a bibliographic review to conclude with a statistical study that allows quantifying the number of the population that conceives domestic animals as part of the family and society, in addition to verifying their reliability with respect to the Ecuadorian laws focused on safeguarding the rights of animals in the Ambato Canton, resulting in a considerable number of individuals who consider domestic animals as fundamental members of their family nucleus; likewise, there is evidence of a significant number of people surveyed who have little reliability in Ecuadorian animal protection laws, concluding that, although there is revealing progress in terms of culture and regulations with respect to animal rights, there are still various aspects that the state and the society must perfect