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Mexico legislator proposes classifying animals as ‘non-human beings’

Legislator Deputy René Cervera Garcia, Citizen Movement, presented an initiative to reform the Federal Civil Code, to include the rights of animals and provide them with a legal entity that separates them from inanimate objects.

The initiative is a draft decree amending the Federal Civil Code, Article 25, in favor of dignified and respectful animal rights.

At a press conference, he stated that if this proposal is approved, Mexico would be placed at the forefront of the protection of animal rights.

According to the legislator, the proposal is important because the law in regards to animals declare them belongings, and . . .

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