The new director general of Animal Rights indicates that the development of the controversial animal welfare law will end in mid-2025

José Ramón Becerra, the new Director General of Animal Rights, has the challenge of developing the controversial animal welfare law that came into effect last September. His tasks include determining which animals can be bought or adopted, the content of the mandatory course for dog owners, and considering the elimination of potentially dangerous dog breeds. He disagrees with the exclusion of hunting dogs from the law, stating that all dogs should have the same rights. He aims to complete the regulatory deployment of the law by mid-2025. The main problem for animals in Spain is abandonment, and Becerra plans to contract a serious study to get accurate figures. The law will be developed in several phases, with the first steps being the establishment of civil liability insurance for animals and the creation of the State Committee for Animal Protection. He also plans to revise the list of animals that can be bought or adopted, considering both social and economic implications.