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CHRONICLEONTHEMATHESISDEFENCES‐MASTERIN

ANIMALLAWANDSOCIETY(ONSITE)

Twenty‐two students from the 6th and previous editions of theMaster in Animal Law and

Society(Onsite)defendedtheirthesesattheUniversitatAutònomaofBarcelonaonSeptember

18,19and20,2017.

Created and directedby Professor TeresaGiménez‐Candela, theMaster inAnimal Law and

Societyistailoredforgraduatesandprofessionalswhoaimtoacquirecompetencesenabling

themtoworkindifferentareasinvolvinganimals.Sinceissuesaremanifoldinthisfield,the

Masteroffersacross‐curricularplanofstudythatcoversawiderangeoftopicsrelatedtolaw,

scienceandethics.Inthisemerginglegaldiscipline,aninterdisciplinaryapproachisnecessary

todealwithanykindof issuepertaining toanimals.The investigations carriedoutand the

discussionsarisenduringthethesisdefencesconfirmedthecomplexityofthisdiscipline,and

itschallengesforthosewhoareconcernedwiththefateofanimalsintoday’sglobalizedsociety.

ThefirstsessiontookplaceonSeptember18,2017from9:00amto1:00pm.Thestudents

defendedtheirthesesinSpanishandEnglishbeforedifferentcommitteescomposedofDrs.

TeresaGiménez‐Candela,JoséAntonioJiménezBuendía,OlivierLeBotandAlbertLloret,as

wellasMags.CarlySouthernandCarlesLorente.

Hereistheposterdisplayingthetitlesofthetheses.

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MASTERDERECHOANIMALYSOCIEDADMASTERINANIMALLAWANDSOCIETY

DefensaTrabajoFinaldeMásterLunes,18deseptiembrede2017

SaladeVistas

9:00‐9:30 RosarioPérez NormaUNE313001sobreSanidadyBienestarAnimalenCentrosdeProtecciónyResidenciasdeAnimales

9:30‐10:00 VaniaTuglio EltraficodeanimalessalvajesenAméricadelSuryEspaña

10:00‐10:30 MarcCano LaregulaciónjurídicaenEspañadelosperrosguía,especialreferenciaalosperrosdeasistencia

10:30‐11:00 JavierBaquero Laselecciónderazascaninasysusconsecuencias:Aspectoslegales

11:00‐11:30 MaríaFernándezdeArróyabes ProyectodedesarrollodeterapiasasistidasporperrosenelConsorciSanitarideTerrassa.Marcojurídicoyéticoparasuimplementaciónenpacientespediátricosdecortaestancia

11:30‐12:00 KatiePrendergast TheLegalRegimeofIvoryunderInternationalLaw

12:00‐12:30 PetyaBorislavova Losanimalesenlasreligiones,conparticularreferenciaalCristianismo,elJudaísmo,elIslam,lareligiónenelImperioRomanoyenGreciaAntigua,elHinduismo,elBudismoyelConfucianismo

12:30‐13:00 NianetCarrasquillo Whatairlineswon’ttellyouWhatanimalscan’ttellyouThewelfareandlegislationofairtransportofpets

Rosario Pérez defended her thesis entitled “Norma UNE313001 sobre Sanidad y Bienestar

AnimalenCentrosdeProtecciónyResidenciasdeAnimales”.Ms.Pérezanalysedthestandard

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ruleUNE313001onanimalhealthandwelfare,aswellasitsimplementationbyanimalcentres

andshelters.Todothis,shecomparedthisstandardrulewiththecurrentCatalanlegislations

andmetsomeanimalprotectionorganisations.Theexperienceof theLigadeProtecciónde

AnimalesyPlantasdeBarcelonahasbeenrelevanttocarryoutthisresearch.

RosarioPérezdefendingherthesisbeforeacommitteecomposedofDr.TeresaGiménez‐Candela,Dr.JoséAntonioJiménezBuendíaandMag.CarlesLorente

VaniaTugliodefendedherthesisentitled“EltraficodeanimalessalvajesenAméricadelSury

España”.Ms.Tuglio investigatedthe traffickingofwildanimals inSouthAmericaandSpain,

focused on the endangered species, and highlighted the lack of strict punishment for those

responsible.Shesuggestedsomespecificmeasures,whichshouldallowthejurisdictionstofight

againstthiscrimemoreeffectively.

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VaniaTugliodefendingherthesisbeforeacommitteecomposedofDr.TeresaGiménez‐Candela,Dr.JoséAntonioJiménezBuendíaandMag.CarlesLorente

MarcCanodefendedhisthesisentitled“LaregulaciónjurídicaenEspañadelosperrosguía,

especialreferenciaalosperrosdeasistencia”.Mr.Canoinvestigatedthelegalframeworkon

dogs assisting people with disabilities in Spain. This work starts with a reference to the

European regulations on the rights of persons whose mobility is reduced because of

impairments.Then,itanalysestheSpanishlegislationconsistingofnationalandregionalrules,

withparticularfocusonownershipandthesanitaryissues.Mr.Canoalsohighlightstheneed

foraharmonizationoftheselegislations.

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MarcCanodefendinghisthesisbeforeacommitteecomposedofDr.TeresaGiménez‐Candela,Dr.AlbertLloretandMag.CarlesLorente

JavierBaquerodefendedhisthesisentitled“Laselecciónderazascaninasysusconsecuencias:

Aspectoslegales”.Thisstudyaddressesthemainlegalissuesrelatedtothebreedingofpedigree

dogforcommercialpurpose.AsthecasesofEnglishandFrenchBulldogsshow,thisbusiness

affectshealthandwelfareoftheinvolveddogs.Thegoalistofigureoutifthisactivitycanbe

consideredanimal abuse.Toanswer this question,Mr.Baquero investigated the legal rules

existinginthisparticularmatter,particularlyinColombiaandSpain,andhealsoreferredto

someexperiencesintheUnitedStatedofAmerica.Finally,heproposedsomeideasthatcould

betakenintoaccountbylegislatureinordertoreducethesufferingofdogs.

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JavierBaquerodefendinghisthesisbeforeacommitteecomposedofDr.TeresaGiménez‐Candela,Dr.JoséAntonioJiménezBuendíaanddr.AlbertLloret

MaríaFernándezdeArróyabedefendedherthesisentitled“Proyectodedesarrollodeterapias

asistidas por perros en el Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa. Marco jurídico y ético para su

implementaciónenpacientespediátricosdecortaestancia”.Thisresearchaimstofigureouta

legal framework to regulate theassistanceofdogs in therapies forpediatricpatientsat the

HospitalofTerrassa.Todothis,theliteratureonthistopichasbeenanalysed,aswellasthe

experiencesofprofessionalsworkinginthisfield.Thegoalistoensurethatthesatisfactionof

bothhumansandanimalshasbeenconsidered.

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MaríaFernándezdeArróyabedefendingherthesisbeforeacommitteecomposedofDr.TeresaGiménez‐Candela,Dr.JoséAntonioJiménezBuendíaandDr.AlbertLloret

KatiePrendergastdefendedherthesisentitled“TheLegalRegimeofIvoryunderInternational

Law”. This investigation highlights the issues pertaining to the illegal trade of ivory,which

threats the populations of elephants particularly in Africa. This trafficking has also

consequencesontheenvironment,aswellasontheinternationalsecurityanddevelopment.

Thenewtechnologiescouldcontributetoreducethisillegalactivity.

PetyaBorislavovadefendedherthesisentitled“Losanimalesenlasreligiones,conparticular

referenciaalCristianismo,elJudaísmo,elIslam,lareligiónenelImperioRomanoyenGrecia

Antigua, el Hinduismo, el Budismo y el Confucianismo”. This work analyses the impact of

religious traditions on the attitudes of humans towards animals. It also highlights their

contradictions,aswellastheevolutioninfavourofabettertreatmentofanimals,whichare

moreconsideredthanbefore.

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PetyaBorislavovadefendingherthesisbeforeacommitteecomposedofDr.JoséAntonioJiménezBuendía,Dr.AlbertLloretandMag.CarlySouthern

NianetCarrasquillodefendedherthesisentitled“Whatairlineswon’ttellyou.Whatanimals

can’ttellyou.Thewelfareandlegislationofairtransportofpets”.Thisresearchpertainstothe

welfareofcompanionanimalsduringthetransportationinairplanes.Thousandofanimalsare

injured,lostordieeveryyear,becauseoftheweakrulesandthelackofenforcementofthem.

Theaircarriersoftenavoidanyliabilityandcontinuetooffercarelessaccommodations.

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NianetCarrasquillodefendingherthesis

SECONDSESSION

The second session tookplaceonSeptember19,2017 from15:00 to18:30. The studentsdefendedtheirthesesinSpanishandEnglishbeforedifferentcommitteescomposedofDrs.

TeresaGiménez‐Candela,JoséAntonioJiménezBuendía,PedroOtaegui,RiccardoCardilliand

SimonePollo,aswellasJdg.GloriaPérezPadillaandMag.CarlesLorente.

Hereistheposterdisplayingthetitlesofthetheses.

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MASTERDERECHOANIMALYSOCIEDADMASTERINANIMALLAWANDSOCIETY

DefensaTrabajoFinaldeMásterMartes,19deseptiembrede2017

15:00‐15:30

FlorianeMillet Currenttoolsandactionsforcombattingillegalwildlifetrade

15:30‐16:00 OliverWookey ATheoryfortheDevelopmentofIndividualandSocialMorality

basedonaChangeintheTreatmentofNonhumanAnimals

16:00‐16:30 GabrielaChalkia Ahistorical,socio‐politicalandlegalstudyoftheHuntingAct2004

16:30‐17:00 HelenaIsabelDiasCorreia Institutionaliseduseoffarmanimalsinadevelopingcountry

17:00‐17:30 VerónicadeJesús Estudioyanálisissobrelalegislacióndeproteccióny

bienestaranimalenPuertoRico;sudesarrolloy

evolución

17:30‐18:00 GretaInglis IsalifetimeofconfinementoreuthanasiaallwecanofferthestradogsofItalyandSpain?Acomparativeanalysisofcultural,legalandethicalperspectives

18:00‐18:30 DiamelaCovarrubias RodeoChileno:undilemanacional

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FlorianeMilletdefendedherthesisentitled“Currenttoolsandactionsforcombatting illegal

wildlifetrade”.Thisworkinvestigatesthefightingagainstthe illegal tradeofwildlife,which

alsoaffectsendangeredspecies,suchasAfricanelephants.Inthisregard,manyorganizations

playanimportantrole,becauseoftheirexpertiseandcooperation.

OliverWookeydefendedhisthesisentitled“ATheoryfortheDevelopmentofIndividualand

SocialMoralitybasedonaChangeintheTreatmentofNonhumanAnimals”.Thisworkfigures

out a change in the treatment of animals that could also enhance the individual and social

morality.Thistheoryparticularlyreferstoacoupleofsituationsinwhichhumansoftenjustify

thesufferingofanimals:theslaughteringofanimals,aswellastheanimalabuse.Theroleof

lawisfundamentaltohelpthischange.

GabrielaChalkiadefendedherthesisentitled“Ahistorical,socio‐politicalandlegalstudyofthe

HuntingAct2004”.ThisinvestigationfocusesoftheeffectsoftheBritishHuntingAct2004and

bringsrecommendationsforitspossibleamendment.Inthisregards,thehistoryofhuntingis

analysedovertheyears,aswellasthecontentandthelimitsofthisAct.

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GabrielaChalkiadefendingher thesisbeforeacommitteecomposedofDr. JoséAntonioJiménezBuendía,Mag.CarlesLorenteandDr.RiccardoCardilli(Skype)

HelenaIsabelDiasCorreiadefendedherthesisentitled“Institutionaliseduseoffarmanimals

inadevelopingcountry”.Thisworkfiguresoutaconceptofsustainabledevelopmentbasedon

therespectforthelivesofanimals,whichcanalsoenhancetheconditionsofhumans,aswell

as the protection of the environment. The farming system in developing counties should

considerthisissue.Todefenditspropositions,thisworkcomparesAngolaandPortugal.

Verónica de Jesús defended her thesis entitled “Estudio y análisis sobre la legislación de

protecciónybienestaranimalenPuertoRico;sudesarrolloyevolución”.Thisworkanalyses

theoriginanddevelopmentofthePuertoRicoAnimalProtectionWelfarelegislation,focussing

onitseffectivenessparticularlyincasesofmistreatmentandabandonmentofanimals.Italso

studies theCourtdecisionson thismatter,other legalrulespertaining toanimalhealthand

safety,andbringsideasthatcouldbeimplementedtoenforcethelegislation.

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VerónicadeJesúsdefendingherthesis

GretaInglisdefendedherthesisentitled“Isalifetimeofconfinementoreuthanasiaallwecan

offer the straydogsof Italy andSpain?A comparativeanalysisof cultural, legal andethical

perspectives.”Thisresearchpertainstothemanagementofstraydogs,whichconstitutesan

issueintermsofanimalwelfare,humanhealthandpolicies.ThereisnoEUregulationonthis

matter.InSpain,eachautonomouscommunityregulatesthemanagementofstraydogs.InItaly,

theregionsmanagethestraydogsaccordingtoaFrameworkLaw,whichcouldsuggestideas

forothercountries.Thisresearchsuggestssomestrategiesforthefuture,suchasresourcesfor

spayandneutercampaigns,educationalprogrammes,cooperationbetweenadministrationand

animalprotectionorganization.

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GretaInglisdefendingherthesis

DiamelaCovarrubiasdefendedherthesisentitled“RodeoChileno:undilemanacional”.This

investigationfocusesonChileanRodeo,whichisatraditionalsportinthiscountryinvolving

horsesandcalves.Thefansofthisrodeoconsiderthatitrepresentsahistoricvalue,and,onthe

other side, it is also a source of revenue for many people. Indeed, the animal protection

organizationsdemandtoputanendtothissport,sinceitcouldbeconsideredananimalabuse.

Therefore, studies of thewelfare of these animals should be carried out to implement the

Chileanlegislationthatisnotclearinthisregard.

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DiamelaCovarrubiasdefendingherthesis

THIRDSESSION

ThethirdsessiontookplaceonSeptember20,2017from9:00amto12:30pm.Thestudents

defended their theses inSpanishandEnglishbeforedifferent committeescomposedofDrs.

TeresaGiménez‐Candela,JoanAmenós,AlbertoVarona,MartíPumarolaandPedroOtaegui,as

wellasMag.LaiaGarcía.

Hereistheposterdisplayingthetitlesofthetheses.

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MASTERDERECHOANIMALYSOCIEDADMASTERANIMALLAWANDSOCIETY

DefensaTrabajoFinaldeMásterMiércoles,20deseptiembrede2017

9:00‐9:30 MariantLameda UnaaproximaciónalactivismoproanimalenVenezuela

años2010‐17

9:30‐10:00 MarianaMonteiro Animalsexualabuse–arealityinPortugalandSpain10:00‐10:30

JorgeAlves MutilationsofFarmAnimals:EUlegislationregarding4mainmutilations

10:30‐11:00

AnaëleGenet Losmataderos.EnFranciayenEspaña

11:00‐11:30

ClaudiaAmar ExperimentaciónanimalparafinescosméticosenEuropa

11:30‐12:00

MarineLercier Improvingtrotracehorses’welfareandlegalprotectioninFrance

12:00‐12:30

RaffaelaCersosimo TeachingAnimalLawinEurope:Thedevelopmentofa

specificdiscipline

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Mariant Lameda defended her thesis entitled “Una aproximación al activismo pro animal en

Venezuelaaños2010‐17”.Thisworkanalyses theriseof theactivism in favourofanimals in

Venezuela,andparticularlyforabandonedcatsanddogs.ThisinvestigationfocusesonCanine

SupportNetwork,anorganizationthatallowsunderstandingtheevolutionintheactivismand

thefollowinglegalchanges.Thisworkalsohighlightstheimportanceofthesocialnetworksin

theseactions.

MariantLamedadefendingherthesisbeforeacommitteecomposedofDrs.TeresaGiménez‐Candela,JoanAmenósandMartíPumarola

MarianaMonteirodefendedherthesisentitled“Animalsexualabuse–arealityinPortugaland

Spain”.Thisresearchaimstodemonstrate that thecasesofanimalsexualabusedetectedby

veterinariansinthesecountiesarefrequent,Inparticular,thezoophilicactivitiesthroughthe

Internetarenotreallyconsidered.Therefore,thereisaneedforachangebothinPortuguese

andSpanishlegislationsinordertoensureeffectiveprotectionagainsttheseabuses.

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MarianaMonteirodefendingherthesis

JorgeAlvesdefendedhisthesisentitled“MutilationsofFarmAnimals:EUlegislationregarding4

mainmutilations”.Thisinvestigationconsidersfourrelevantmutilations:beaktrimming(laying

hens), castration (male pigs), tail docking (pigs), dehorning and disbudding (cattle). In this

regard,theEUandnationallegislationsontheseprocedureshavebeenanalysedtounderstand

whatcanbemadetoimprovethewelfareoftheseanimals,andtoreducethesemutilations.

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JorgeAlvesdefendinghisthesis

AnaëleGenetdefendedherthesisentitled“Losmataderos.EnFranciayenEspaña”.Thisresearch

analysesthecomplexworldofslaughterhouses,theirperceptioninpublicopinion,thelegislation

anditsenforcementinEU,FranceandSpain.Concerningthepublicawareness,theinvestigations

carriedoutbytheFrenchAssociationL214havestimulatedsocietaldebatesandinterventions

ofpublicauthoritiestocontroltheconditionsofsomeslaughterhouses.However,thesuffering

ofanimalsduringthetimeofdeathisanissuethatstillremainopeninoursociety.

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AnaëleGenetdefendingherthesis

ClaudiaAmardefendedher thesisentitled“Experimentaciónanimalpara finescosméticosen

Europa”. This investigation analyses the legal framework on animal testing for cosmetic

purposesatEuropeanUnionlevelanditsevolution.Inthisregard,thisworkparticularlyfocuses

on the Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30

November2009oncosmeticproducts,onthestepstophaseouttheanimaltesting,aswellason

thereportsoftheanimalprotectionorganizations.

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ClaudiaAmardefendingherthesis

Marine Lercier defended her thesis entitled “Improving trot racehorses’ welfare and legal

protectioninFrance”.Thisresearchaimstoproviderecommendationstochangethelegalstatus

ofanimalsusedforworkingactivitiesingeneral,andofracehorsesinparticular.Inthisregard,

thecurrentprotectionlegislationisanalysed,aswellasthelegaltheoriesonanimals.Ms.Lercier

proposesargumentstograntanimalspersonhoodandsocialrights,inparticulartocontributeto

societywiththeirwork.

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MarineLercierdefendingherthesis

Raffaela Cersosimo defended her thesis entitled “Teaching Animal Law in Europe: The

developmentofaspecificdiscipline”.Thisresearchesfocusesonthreereasonsthatjustifythe

teachingofAnimalLawasadistinctacademicdiscipline:theincreasingofsocietalconcernfor

thefateofanimals;theamountandcomplexityofthelegislationsrelatedtoanimals;theneedfor

educational and training programmes to teach and learn these legislations from a new

perspective:theconsiderationoftheinterestsofanimals.

Congratulationstothenewgraduatesandtheirmentors.Wearegrateful toProfessorTeresa

Giménez‐Candelaforhercommitmentandinspiration.Withouthervisionallthiswouldnothave

beenpossible.

RaffaelaCersosimo

MasterinAnimalLawandSociety,UAB