SENTIENT LAW has been co-created by Liz Solari and Leonardo Barnabá. It has been introduced in the Argentinian Congress the 22nd of November 2022. It has the support of national legislators, more than 30 national and international NGOs, dozens of national celebrities, and the Argentine society.

The law does not foresee differences between animals that are consumed or that are not consumed, nor between domestic or non-domestic, but refers to all of them as a whole. The truth is that the law will not generate immediate changes in animal production, but it is the first big step generate big changes in the judiciary area. Once animals are declared non-human persons subject of law, it is the jurisprudence, the judges, who are responsible for deciding each case. There is no doubt that this law implies a great improvement in terms of reducing suffering, beyond what has hitherto been permitted by the laws of Welfare.sobrepasando lo que hasta ahora han permitido las leyes bienestaristas.

The rights that would be given to animals are strictly limited to the Law Project (please read law project on our website)

SENTIENT has a social character that impacts on the health and safety of our society. The WHO (World Health Organization) considers human, animal and environmental health as part of ONE HEALTH. One does not exist without the other. The more economic deterioration, the greater the health risks to animal and human populations. This reform will force the State to take responsibility for animal health within the framework of its rights, therefore it will benefit human health. WHO says that 75% of the new infectious diseases detected in the last three decades originated in animals. Mass urbanization, industrial agriculture, the destruction of natural habitats and living closer to animals increase the risk of mutations and contagion between species. In addition, we need to raise the status of animals in order to protect them, and our society. An animal abuser is 5 times more likely to commit violent crimes, such as physical assault, rape, and murder.