[Animal] Who is responsible for caring for domestic animals in the event of a divorce? A new Spanish law

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Who is responsible for caring for domestic animals in the event of a divorce? This type of dispute has now been resolved under a Spanish law issued on Wednesday that grants the right to take turns guarding these animals, which are now classified as "living creatures with feeling" and not just "things".https://arabic.euronews.com/2022/01/05/who-gets-domestic-animals-after-divorce-spain-new-law-solution

In the event of a divorce by litigation, the judge must consider "the future of domestic animals, taking into account the interests of family members, animal welfare and the distribution of nursery and care times," the law, which came into force on Wednesday and is defended by the ruling coalition composed of socialists and the radical left "Podemos" party. ". Cats, dogs, turtles, fish and domestic birds could therefore be alternately incubated.Prior to this law, domestic animals in divorce cases were "a subject of controversy before the courts", which was the catalyst for this change in the Spanish Civil Code, according to the text. Several European countries have amended their civil law to recognize the status of organisms sensitive to animals, such as France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Portugal.