Los derechos de los animales como seres sintientes en Colombia

In Colombia, the regulations regarding animals were created under the Colombian Political Constitution of 1886 and considered them as objects related to classical liberal principles. Thus, whoever held real rights over animals could dispose of them with no more limits than the rights of other people. However, the Colombian Political Constitution of 1991 favors authentic interpretations ascribed to anti-formalism, which have shown that animals are not mere objects, but are classified as sentient beings. This new category carries animal welfare mandates that must be complied with by humans and in case of non-compliance they have criminal sanctions. From this arises the possibility that animals as sentient beings enjoy constitutional rights of mandatory observance and organized in regulatory generations that require subsequent regulation.