Viabilidad y forma de integración del concepto de familia multiespecie al ordenamiento jurídico colombiano; un análisis en derecho comparado

Abstract

Nowadays, companion animals are being seen by families as one more of their members, to such an extent that recently a high court in Bogotá used for the first time in a ruling the concept of multispecies family, that is, a family unit that includes both human beings and animals of different species, members that are united by emotional and solidary bonds, establishing a relationship of equality and reciprocity, and even reaching a mutual recognition among them (Condoy, 2023); however, in Colombia there is no legislation that provides guidelines on the subject. Therefore, this study is oriented to the analysis, from a comparative law perspective, of the feasibility and the way in which the concept of multispecies family can be integrated into the Colombian legal system; the aim is to contribute from the academy to the debate, formulating guidelines for the design of effective regulations in the country. Thus, a qualitative and analytical study was carried out to identify the regulations generated in other countries and to study their benefits and vicissitudes, in order to identify the precepts that Colombia could adapt to its legislation. The results show the identification of the Colombian jurisprudence, the approach that has been given to the multispecies family; the benefits and vicissitudes of adapting to their legislation the concept of multispecies family were also established in three countries that have legislated on multispecies family; and finally, guidelines were formulated that Colombia can adapt to its legislation to adopt the concept of multispecies family.