ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author shows that some European states have changed their laws and considers animals as non-things, which is already progress. Animals had to be anaesthetized so they could get through it. One alternative is a sort of limited personhood for animals that show neurobiological evidence of positive emotions. Many rescue groups already use the label of ‘guardian’ to describe human caregivers, binding the human to his ward with an implicit responsibility to care for her. Failure to act as a good guardian runs the risk of having the dog placed elsewhere.” Given that the law provides no legal basis for this guardianship, it is difficult to intervene based on this concept in order to protect an animal. By taking some of the tests devised for animals known to be intelligent, and adapting them to other species.
