On March 8, the National Government reaffirmed the authority of the authorities to make a embargo process to pets after the case of dogs Romeo and saviorin which, after a legal mess due to divorce and with a guardianship included by the owner of these animalsthe process ended up prospering.
The reasons that the family court had considered to execute the seizure in court would have been under the charge of “seizure and kidnapping.” this due to the divorce situation in which the pet owners were.
(Pets may be seized, according to a decision of the Supreme Court).
This case gave rise to the past March 14the senators Juan Diego Echavarriaof the Liberal Party; and Juan Carlos Garces Rojasof the party of the uwill file a joint bill that seeks to prohibit the seizure of pets by the authorities to citizens.
(There was already ‘white smoke’ in the health reform project).
“To remedy this inconvenience, we file this initiative that aims to modify the General Process Code in its article 594, by including numeral 19, which consists of prohibiting the seizure of all those sentient beings of company”, affirmed Echavarría, quoted by the press of the Senate of the Republic.
(Who would be the workers benefiting from free food?).
This bill would be supported by the Law 1774 of 2016which considers domestic animals as “sentient beings” and not as “immovable property”, so they may receive special protection against suffering and pain, whether or not this damage is caused by human beings, classifying as punishable some behaviors related to animal abuse with civil and legal sanctions.
(Petro and political parties reach an agreement to unlock the health reform).
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