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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