2024-03-02 06:12:17
This measure seeks to protect the free development of the personality and life projects of people who maintain emotional ties with their pets.
The Attorney General of the Nation, Margarita Cabello Blanco, has submitted a request to the Constitutional Court to declare the conditional enforceability of article 594 of Law 1564 of 2012, with the aim of including pets in the list of non-seizable assets. .
In a statement Cabello Blanco highlighted the importance of ensure pets are not separated from their caregivers as a consequence of the fulfillment of financial obligations, such as the payment of bank loans. He argued that this measure could significantly affect the psychological well-being of individuals, as well as the emotional relationships established between them and their companion animals.
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Likewise, the Attorney General’s Office stressed that although pets are considered personal property according to civil legislation, they are also sentient beings that develop emotional bonds with people. In this sense, emphasis is placed on the need to protect these emotional relationships in accordance with constitutional principles.
The head of the Entity also recalled the existing jurisprudence that recognizes the close bond between human beings and companion animals, considering it a positive expression of the rights to free development of personality and privacy. Therefore, he urged that said relationship be protected and supported by the State as a means for
people express their autonomy and find well-being in their coexistence with their pets.
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