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CHRONICLEONTHEMATHESISDEFENCES‐MASTERIN

ANIMALLAWANDSOCIETY(ONLINE)

OnOctober23,2017, fourteenstudents fromthe3thandpreviouseditionsof theMaster in

AnimalLawandSociety(Online)defendedtheirthesesintheAulaMagnaoftheFacultyofLaw

oftheUniversitatAutònomaofBarcelona.

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

Societyoffersacross‐curricularplanofstudiescoveringawiderangeoftopicsrelatedtolaw,

scienceandethics.Deliveredbothonsiteandonline,thisprogrammeistailoredforgraduates

andprofessionalswhoaimtoworkindifferentfieldsrelatedtoanimals.Onceagain,thetheses

presentedinthissessionconfirmedtheneedforaninterdisciplinarystudytodealwithmostof

theissuesinvolvinganimalsinanevolvingworld.

The students defended their theses in Spanish and English before different committees

composedofDrs.TeresaGiménez‐Candela,FrancescaCirulli,AlbertLloret,AntoniDalmau,

SimonePolloandGustavoFedericodeBaggis,Aal.IsabelGarciaRuiz,Mags.MariaGonzález

Lacabex, MiriamMarcet, Sara Hebrard, Raffaela Cersosimo, Julia Havenstein, Tisa Kosem,

CarlesLorente,OliverWookeyandLoïsLelanchon.

Hereistheposterdisplayingthetitlesofthetheses.

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MASTERDERECHOANIMALYSOCIEDADMASTERANIMALLAWANDSOCIETYDefensaTrabajoFinaldeMásterLunes,23deoctubrede2017

9:30‐10:00 VictorIsern Actualmente,siguenconsiderandoalosanimalesnohumanoscomo

merosobjetosdesechables?10:00‐10:30 MartaAlonso LareformadelaprotecciónanimalenlaComunidaddeMadrid.

10.30‐11:00 RodrigoMella EvoluciónjurisprudencialdeldelitodemaltratoocrueldadanimalenChile.

11:00‐11:30 GeorginaCasas Elfoiegrasunalimentocontrovertido.

11:30‐12:00 IvanMartín Wildlifetourismandanimalwelfareregulations.CasestudywhalewatchingtourisminthePelagosSanctuary.

12.00‐12:30 LaureGisie Eltratoalosgalgos.EstudiocomparadoentreFranciayEspaña.

12:30‐13:00 AndreaPeñaranda Losanimalescomosujetosdederechoenelordenamientojurídicocolombiano.

15:00‐15:30 SandraBerral AspectosatenerencuentaenlaimplantacióndeunprogramadeTerapiaAsistidaporAnimalesenpediatríaenunhospital.

15:30‐16:00 KarineBoveroux Sacrificioritualycompatibilidadconelbienestaranimal:EstudiodelashejitáydeladhabihaenFrancia.

16:00‐16:30 MagdalenaSerrano Losmataderosylaleyparalaimplantacióndecámaras.

16:30‐17:00 AnaMªCasadiego Whenthelawisimmoralwhatistherightthingtodo?Beyondanimalrights.

17:00‐17:30 IrisVanMaarschalkerwaart

Socialprogressandanimalprotection.

17:30‐18:00 ChystelleMarle BringinganimalinterestsintothePoliticalagenda.

18:00‐18:30 InesReal PerformanceswithanimalsinPortugueselaw–whenanimalwelfareandculturalrightscollide

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VictorIserndefendedhisthesisentitled“Actualmente,siguenconsiderandoalosanimalesno

humanos comomeros objetos desechables?”. Animals are still used formilitary and police

operations,inparticularhorsesanddogs.Theseanimalsspendtheirlifeinperformingdifficult

anddangeroustasks.Mostlegalsystemsconsiderthemasthings.Mr.Iserninvestigatedthefate

theseanimalsfromahistoricalandcurrentperspectivebycomparingdifferentcountries.The

researchhighlightsthattodaytheawarenessfortheirlivesisincreasing.Thisleadstoavoid

euthanasiaforanimalsthatarenolongeruseful.

VictorIserndefendinghisthesis

MartaAlonsodefendedherthesisentitled“LareformadelaprotecciónanimalenlaComunidad

deMadrid”.Thesocietalconcernforanimalsisthebasistostimulatetheadoptionoflegalrules

destinedtoenhancetheirconditionaslivingbeing.TheCommunityofMadridconsideredthis

approachbyapprovingareformonprotectionofanimals.Thisworkanalysesthislegislation

anditspossibleamendments.

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MartaAlonsodefendingherthesisbeforeacommitteecomposedofDr.TeresaGiménez‐Candela,Aals.IsabelGarciaRuizandCarlesLorente

RodrigoMelladefendedhisthesisentitled“Evoluciónjurisprudencialdeldelitodemaltratoo

crueldadanimalenChile”.ThisworkinvestigatedthecrueltytoanimalsinChilefocussingon

the legal framework, the doctrine and the decisions of judges. In this regard, Mr. Mella

analysedsixrelevantlawcasesthatshowtheevolutionofthereasoningrelatedtothejudicial

treatmentofthiscrime.

GeorginaCasas defendedher thesis entitled “ El fois gras un alimento controvertido.”Ms.

Casas researched theproductionof fois gras. Since ingrowingducksor geesemake it, the

welfareoftheseanimalsisanissue.Thisworkisboththeoreticalandpractical.Ononehand,

ithighlightsthehistory,thecharacteristicsofthisproductandthelegalrulesatinternational

and national level. On the other hand, it analyses the experience of a local industry that

introducedinnovationsinthefeedingprocesstoprotectthewelfareofanimals,aswellasthe

resultsofasurveyabouttheawarenessofconsumerstowardthisproduct.

IvanMartindefendedhisthesisentitled“AnimalWelfareRegulations.CaseStudyofWhale

WatchingTourism in thePelagos Sanctuary.”Whalewatching should reduce its impact in

termsofsustainabilityandanimalwelfare.Thisworkinvestigatestheregulationsguidelines

pertaining to the Pelagos Sanctuary in the Mediterranean Sea, evaluates them with the

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supportoftheopinionsofmarinebiologistsandotherprofessionals,andsuggestsactionsto

improvethecurrentrulesparticularlyfocussingonthescientificwatchingofcetaceans.

Mr.IvanMartindefendinghisthesisbeforeacommitteecomposedofDr.GustavoFedericodeBaggis,Mag.MiriamMarcetandMag.SaraHebrard

Laure Gisie defended her thesis entitled “El trato a los galgos. Estudio comparado entre

FranciayEspaña.”Thegreyhoundsoftensufferanatrociousfate.Consideredbothpetsand

things,theyareutilisedforcompetitionsandhuntingforashortperiodoftime.Then,itcould

happen that the owners abandon or kill them. This study compares the condition of

greyhounds inFranceandSpain,andproposes some ideas to improve the legal rules that

shouldprotectthem.

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Ms.LaureGisiedefendingherthesisbeforeacommitteecomposedofDr.GustavoFedericodeBaggis,Mag.JuliaHavensteinandMag.CarlesLorente

AndreaPeñarandadefendedherthesisentitled“Losanimalescomosujetodederechoenel

ordenamientojurídicocolombiano.”Thisworkinvestigatesthepossibilitytoconsideranimals

assubjectsoflawinthelightofthephilosophyoflawandtheColombianlegalsystem.The

evolutionoflegalsubjectivism,aswellastheConstitution,canallowtheextensionofsome

rightstoanimals,withouthavingtoassimilatethemtohumans.

SandraBerraldefendedherthesisentitled“Aspectosatenerencuentaenlaimplantaciónde

un programa de Terapia Asistida por Animales en pediatría en un Hospital.” This study

investigates the standards that have to be considered in a pet therapy program, their

assessmentandthebenefitsforsickchildren.Italsoindicatestheconcreteimplementationof

thisprograminahospital.

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SandraBerraldefendingherthesis

Karine Boveroux defended her thesis entitled “Sacrificio ritual y compatibilidad con el

bienestaranimal:estudiode lashejitáyde ladhabihaenFrancia.”Thisworkanalysesthe

religiousslaughter inFranceand its consequences in termsofanimalwelfareanddignity,

whichcouldbereducedcomparedtoconventionalmethods.

KarineBoverouxdefendingherthesisbeforeacommitteecomposedofDrs.AlbertLloret,AntoniDalmauandFrancescaCirulli(Skype)

María Magdalena Serrano defended her thesis entitled “Los mataderos y la ley para la

implantación de cámaras.” This work analyses the protection of animals during the

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slaughterhouseoperationsandhighlightsthedifferentapplicationoftheEuropeanlegislation

intwoMemberStates:SpainandFrance.

MaríaMagdalenaSerranodefendingherthesisbeforeacommitteecomposedofDrs.AlbertLloret,AntoniDalmauandFrancescaCirulli(Skype)

CommitteecomposedofDr.SimonePollo,Mag.LoïsLelanchonandMag.OliverWookey

AnaMa.Casadiegodefendedherthesisentitled“WhentheLawisimmoral,whatistheright

thingtodo?BeyondAnimalRights”.Thisworkadvocatesthatanimalsareentitledtomoraland

legal rights as they are sentient beings. In this regard, it analyses academic positions,

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philosophicreflectionandactionsofanimalrightsgroupswithparticularfocusoncompassion.

Itarguesthereisaconnectionbetweenthetreatmentofanimalsinslaughterhousesandsome

socialevils.

AnaMa.Casadiegodefendingherthesis

Iris van Maarschalkerwaart defended her thesis entitled “Social progress and animal

protection”.Thisstudyinvestigatestheconnectionbetweeneconomicgrowth,socialprogress

andanimalwelfareprotection.Tocarryoutthisresearch,Ms.vanMaarschalkerwaartanalysed

different indicators related to eleven European countries. The results show that the

improvementofanimalwelfarecanalsovarydependingontheconsiderationforfarmingor

companionanimals.

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IrisvanMaarschalkerwaartdefendingherthesis

ChrystelleMarledefendedherthesisentitled“BringingAnimalInterestsintoPoliticalAgenda”.

This work analyses the moral rights of animals also in light of the evolution of cognitive

ethology.Itshowsthatthepublicpoliticsplayarelevantroleinpromotingtherecognitionof

legalrightsforanimalsparticularlyattheconstitutionallevel.

InêsdeSousaRealdefendedherthesisentitled“PerformanceswithanimalsinPortugueselaw

–whenanimalwelfareandculturalrightscollide.”Thisworkinvestigatestheclashbetween

animalwellbeingandculturalheritageinPortugal.Inthisregard,Ms.DeSousaRealanalyses

theEuropeanandnationallegalframework,carriesoutacomparisonwithotherjurisdictions,

recallsscientificoutcomesandfocusesonthreecasesofentertainments:bullfight,circusand

pigeonshooting.

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InêsdeSousaRealdefendingherthesis

Afterdefendingthetheses,students,teachersandaudienceenjoyedaconvivialtimetoshare

experiences and build relationships among them. Congratulations and best wishes for the

careersandplansofeveryone.Special thanksgotoProfessorsTeresaGiménez‐Candelaand

DavidFavrefordevotingtheirprofessionallifetopromotethelegalconsiderationofanimals.

RaffaelaCersosimo

MasterinAnimalLawandSociety,UAB

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GroupphotographwithProfessorsTeresaGiménez‐CandelaandDavidFavre

ProfessorTeresaGiménez‐CandelawithElenaLaradelaCasa,MiriamMarcet,SaraHebrardandLoïsLelanchon

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ProfessorDavidFavreandLoïsLelanchon

Mrs.FavretalkingwithLoïsLelanchonandIvanMartin

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SaraHebrard,BegoñaHernandoandGustavoF.deBaggis

KarineBoverouxdiscussingwithhercolleagues