Take Companion Animals as an Example to Explore the Legislative Dilemma of Animal Welfare

Abstract

By comparing the current animal protection laws and regulations at home and abroad, this paper points out the existing problems and legal gaps in China's animal protection laws and regulations, and focuses on summarizing the disputes and dilemmas in China's animal welfare legislation, namely the disputes in rights and the disputes in utilization and protection. This paper analyzes the meaning and feasibility of the theory of "abolition of use" and "limited use" in academic circles and briefly analyzes the impact of animal welfare issues on China's foreign trade and international cooperation, explains the necessity and importance of animal welfare legislation, and puts forward legal solutions with high feasibility. Then, taking companion animals as an example, combined with the previous analysis of the current situation of China's domestic law, specifically explained the disputes in the rights of companion animals and the dilemma of power empowerment, and put forward the problems in the utilization and protection of companion animals through practical examples, and finally put forward a more specific and comprehensive solution.