With bill 085 of 2022, once again, the progressive prohibition of cruel entertainment practices with animals is sought. For example, bullfights. This Thursday, December 15, at dawn, the bill passed the Senate.
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“What we have just achieved is historic and now we are going to defend the project in the Fifth Commission of the Chamber and then in the plenary. We are sure that we will achieve it. It is now or never in this government of change“said Senator Andrea Padilla, who was a speaker for the initiative. The congresswoman stressed that she feels optimistic about what’s next for the project.
Around 2:00 a.m., the vote was finalized with the fear that the quorum would be broken, since at least 30 senators left the venue. For his part, the president of the Senate, Roy Barreras, extended the plenary in the last face-to-face session of the year of the Legislative to be able to advance the vote.
“Thanks to the government bench for their commitment to Change. They accompanied us until 2am and we managed to approve the entire agenda and even the law that prohibits animal abuse! I am now very excited for my first intravenous chemotherapy session. We also won this phase!“Barriers published on his social networks.
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Along with it, the Minister of the Interior, Alfonso Pradaassured that Congress has made historical progress with “the recognition of the rights of sentient beings, of animals to whom today, as human beings, we recognize a level of dignity.”
It should be noted that the bill left out the ban on cockfighting. Finally, to become law, it lacks two debates before the House of Representatives.
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