The political approach of animal rights from the perspective of the rights theory

Abstract

Traditionally, discussions about animal rights have focused on defending, in different ways, abolitionist or regulatory approaches. Recently, there has been a political change in the way of understanding these rights, which fits better a legal approach that considers that rights –in addition to having a moral dimension- are also effectiveness-oriented legal institutions. This leads to considering that the range of animal rights must be extended to rights linked to the condition of citizenship, such as social rights and particularly the right to healthcare and labour rights.

Keywords

• derechos de los animales
• derechos humanos
• abolicionismo
• ciudadanía
• derechos sociales