Draft amendments to the legal status of animals in Brazilian National Congress

Abstract

From the earliest times, animals were understood as object of human interests. The appeal to some newer and deeper understanding of the subject rest on the claim that what they share with human beings is more important than what separates them. This essay argues that the proposals to change the legal status of animals from their current position as items of property in Brazil are not effective to modify the legal framework of animality within the existing property paradigm.