Legal scholar Marina Vitoria Baptista Rosa received a CAF grant in 2023 to study protecting animals in the Brazilian constitution. Her paper, entitled “Animals as Subjects of Rights: Brazil’s Constitutional Blueprint,” was published in the LEOH: Journal of Animal Law, Ethics, and One Health, in 2024.

In 2025, her paper was cited in a dissenting opinion by Justice Engin Yıldırım at the Constitutional Court of Turkey. Marina writes: “My paper was written during my PhD in Finland, and at a time when I was living in the UK. It is therefore particularly meaningful to see this piece of work resonate in a completely different context, now reaching the Constitutional Court of Turkey.” She continues, “I wanted to share this with CAF as an example of the impact made possible by the Foundation’s support. This project would not have come to fruition without your generosity.”