Proyecto de Ordenanza municipal que regule el control, protección y tenencia de animales domésticos o de compañía como perros, gatos y otras mascotas en el Cantón Chunchi

Abstract

The present work develops a proposal of ordinance that regulates the care and protection of the domestic animals in the Chunchi town. To this end, it is analyzed the importance of eradicating animal abuse as a form of violence that causes unnecessary suffering to the animal and affects society as a whole. To the concept of animal mistreatment there is a contrast between the concept of animal protection, which refers to legal means whose purpose is to guarantee animal welfare, that is, its development according to its nature in an environment of care and protection. In addition, there is a deepening of the sectional regime, indicating that the ordinance constitutes the legal means suitable for the regulation of this matter. On the other hand, it is necessary to review the main legal bodies at both the national and international level that regulates this matter. Consequently, the paper analyzes the universal declaration of animal rights, the Constitution of Ecuador, COIP, ordinance 048 of the municipality of Quito, among other normative bodies. All these elements are contrasted with the field research with the purpose of establishing an ordinance that fits the theoretical requirements and needs of the Chunchi town