Acknowledges state government that BC Congress approves reform recognizing animals as sentient beings - Uniradio Informa Baja California

Ana Lidia Soto Romero will hand over the "Amparito Law" initiative with more than a thousand signatures to the Congress of Baja California

TECATE, APRIL 3, 2025.- In a momentous step to guarantee animal welfare, the Cabildo de Tecate unanimously approved the reform of the Animal Protection and Welfare Regulations, aligning itself with the initiative presented in the State Congress and ruled by the Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. This reform establishes stricter measures against animal abuse and strengthens the legal framework for the protection of all species …

Tijuana.- All animals found in Baja California will be recognized as sentient beings with constitutional rights, which means that the authorities will be obliged to take care of them, prevent them from being ill-treated and ensure that they live in good condition. This was based on a constitutional reform proposed by the Governor of the State, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda and approved by the State Congress.

Baja California approves initiative against animal abuse. This initiative constitutionally elevates animals as “sentient beings”, in addition to receiving special protection. The reform was approved on March 31, 2025, giving rise to a new model of systematized protection that provides a new possibility for animals to abandon the concept of being “falsified”. Faced with the new reform, several citizens say they are in favor, since they are beings…