Mexico Supreme Court Case: cockfighting ban
A ruling by the Supreme Court upheld a ban on cockfighting as part of the Animal Protection Bill of Veracruz State in 2018.Read More →
Animal
This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives in which the subject of the initiative is an individual animal, an animal species, or animals in general.
Ecuador court case: rights of Estrellita the primate
In 2022, the Constitutional Court ruled rights of nature applies to individual animals, and a pet monkey’s death constituted a rights of nature violation.Read More →
UNESCO Universal Declaration of Animal Rights 1978
In 1978 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, UNESCO proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Animal Rights.Read More →
Malibu (USA) Proclamation: safe passage of whales and dolphins
In 2014, the Malibu City Council passed a proclamation declaring the safe passage of whales and dolphins and that they deserve the right to their own freedom.Read More →
Florida (USA) State Constitutional Amendment: iconic species protection
In 2021, the FL5.org drafted a constitutional amendment for the state of Florida recognizing that Florida Iconic Species possess legal rights.Read More →
Pakistan Court Case: Islamabad Wildlife Management Board v. Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad
In 2020, a justice in the Islamabad High Court in Pakistan ruled animals have legal rights in a case regarding the cruel treatment of zoo animals.Read More →
Ecuador court case: Llurimagua copper mine in the Intag Cloud Forest
In 2020, a judge in Ecuador ordered the suspension of activities related to the Llurimagua mining concession due to imminent violations of rights of nature.Read More →
Romania National Law: recognition of dolphins as nonhuman persons
In 2014, the Romanian upper house voted against a bill declaring dolphins as non-human persons with rights.Read More →