Article 1. Purpose and scope of application
1. The purpose of this law is to establish the basic legal regime throughout the Spanish territory for the protection, guarantee of the rights and well-being of companion and wild animals in captivity, without prejudice to animal health, which will be governed by Law 8. /2003, of April 24, Animal Health, and by the rules of the European Union.
2. The rights of animals are understood as their right to good treatment, respect, and protection, inherent and derived from their nature as sentient beings, and with the obligations that the legal system imposes on people, particularly those who maintain contact or relationship with them.
3. The following are excluded from the scope of application of this law:
a) Animals used in bullfighting as provided for in articles 2 and 10 of Law 10/1991, of April 4, on administrative powers regarding bullfighting.
b) Production animals, as defined in Law 32/2007, of November 7, for the care of animals, in their exploitation, transport, experimentation and sacrifice, throughout their life cycle, except in the case of that losing its productive purpose the owner decides to register it as a companion animal in the Registry provided for in this law.
c) Animals raised, maintained and used in accordance with Royal Decree 53/2013, of February 1, which establishes the basic standards applicable for the protection of animals used in experimentation and other scientific purposes, including teaching, and animals used in veterinary clinical research, in accordance with Royal Decree 1157/2021, of December 28, which regulates industrially manufactured veterinary medicines.
d) Wild animals, which are governed by the provisions of Law 42/2007, of December 13, on Natural Heritage and Biodiversity, unless they are in captivity.
e) Animals used in specific activities (sports recognised by the Higher Sports Council, falconry birds, sheep dogs and livestock guard dogs) as well as those used in professional activities (dedicated to a specific activity or task carried out jointly with their manager in a professional or work environment, such as rescue dogs, companion animals used in assisted interventions or animals belonging to the Security Forces and Armed Forces). Hunting dogs, and auxiliary hunting animals will also be excluded. All of them are regulated and will be protected by the corresponding current European, state and regional regulations, and that apply to them outside of this law.
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