The Colorado Party candidate, Andres Ojedahas been talking about animal welfare in his presidential speech, seeking to establish the idea that he is a modern candidate, trying to get closer to young people and new family modelswhich includes the pets as members.
In his most recent television and social media spot, Ojeda shows several types of “multispecies families”, first, one that is made up of a mother, a father, two children, and a Golden Retriever dog. Later, it shows a couple of two young women with a cat of mixed colors.
Later, to an older adult with two daschund dogs (popularly known as “sausage”) and, finally, a mother is shown with her daughter and a black catapparently from the Bombay breed.
“Society changed and the family changed. Today we have new family models, today we have multispecies families,” says Ojeda in a voice-over during the commercial. And he continues: “To our parents, our children and grandparents, today we add our pets. “They are part of our home.”
“We are going to protect and care for these new members like everyone else who makes up our family,” concludes a smiling Ojeda with the text “a new president for a new society” on the screen.
Criticism of the use of purebred dogs in Ojeda’s commercial
Social networks did not forgive him for the biggest mistake made in this commercial: that he only uses purebred animals, which has been a constant criticism of animal rights defenders, due to the cruelty that farms represent in most of them. countries of the world.
Dog breeders, especially those that operate with industrial practices, often prioritize profit over animal welfare. In many cases, bitches are forced to constantly reproducewhich seriously impacts their physical and mental health.
These living conditions may include confinement in small spaces, lack of adequate veterinary care and little human contact, resulting in significant suffering for animals.
Additionally, breeders often encourage pet overpopulation, which contributes to broader problems in society, such as abandonment and the animal sacrifice in shelters. When breeding dogs without proper control of their genetic healthit is common for hereditary diseases to be perpetuated that affect the quality of life of puppies. This reflects a lack of responsibility towards the future of the animals they raise.
“You haven’t understood what is essential about animal welfare. It is not aimed at the care of pets that are cared for in nice and safe homes, but rather for those that are unprotected or abused. But it is logical that you do not know it because it requires a minimum of depth,” an X.com user replied to Ojeda.
“I am an animalist. I don’t believe you anything. You said you were ‘thinking about adopting a pet.’ Now? Newly? Come on, stop selling smoke. You’re just Luis Alberto Alejandro Aparicio’s baby reindeer. That is your goal,” activist Laura Hoffman also wrote on X.com.
“All breed dogs got crazy “I was seriously thinking about adopting one,” wrote another user. “Multispecies family, but traditional, hegemonic and with only purebred dogs. Goebbelian the spot,” said another Internet user.
Selective “animal welfare”: only pets are talked about
Talk about “animal welfare” may be incomplete if limited only for petssince this perspective does not cover the reality of animals that are raised for human consumption. New debates suggest that the concept of animal welfare should include all sentient beings, regardless of their function in society. By focusing only on pets, you risk ignoring the living conditions, treatment and suffering that millions of farm animals face.
Animals that are raised for food, such as cows, pigs, chickens and sheep, often live in conditions that can be extremely adverse, including overcrowding, lack of access to outdoor spaces and management practices that can cause stress and pain. .
Animal rights defenders generally campaign for veganism, which is a position more congruent with the discourse that all animals, regardless of their race, They deserve respect as sentient living beings. Ignoring this part of the animal welfare discussion is not only ethically problematic, but also perpetuates a biased approach that prioritizes certain animals over others, which can lead to a lack of adequate legislation and protection for all animals.
Ojeda’s proposals on animal welfare that are already law
During the last weekend, the Cabildo Abierto deputy, Silvana Pérez Bonavitamade public criticism of the Colorado Party candidate. He accused him of including in his government program proposals on responsible ownership and the fight against animal abuse that “they are already law”.
Through your account on X (formerly Twitter), Perez Bonavita He highlighted that “the person who promoted projects that today are law on the regulation of pyrotechnics and the prohibition of cosmetic surgeries on animals was the Cabildo. We will inform you about it whenever you want.” This message was shared by the party leader, Guido Manini Ríos.
The criticism of Ojeda was preceded by statements by Manini Ríos in a press conference, where he questioned the government’s security team and the advisor of the Colorado Party, Diego Sanjurjo. Given this, Ojeda responded that he would not allow himself to be provoked by Manini, stating: “He’s not going to give me a cross or send me to the Republican”.
Furthermore, the senator from Cabildo Abierto, Guillermo Domenechalso joined the criticism, describing Ojeda as a “advertising phenomenon”. During an interview on the M24 program Nada que Perder, Domenech pointed out that Ojeda has focused on attack the Broad Front without presenting concrete proposals, adding that “I don’t think that being new is something valuable in itself. Experience is also very valuable,” suggesting that Ojeda lacks the necessary preparation to lead the country.
