Many countries have animal protection laws, but animal suffering persists on a large scale. This session explores why legal recognition alone is not enough and how failures in law enforcement become a central factor in systemic harm.

Drawing on specific case studies from Chile, the presentation examines how inspection records, penalty data, and regulatory patterns can be transformed into powerful tools for the defence of animal rights. Rather than treating enforcement as a secondary technical issue, the session reframes it as a strategic point of leverage: exposing institutional gaps, increasing the cost of non-compliance, and pressuring authorities to act.

Participants will learn how data-driven legal strategies can take advocacy beyond symbolic victories, challenge impunity, and translate laws into tangible improvements for animals, especially in political and institutional environments resistant to reform.