This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Make it law for Cetacean beings to be treated as non-human "persons"
Science shows that we are not the only species with the ability to experience individuality and consciousness; based on years of evidence showing human-like self awareness. The law must be adjusted so that the deliberate killing of of a cetacean is legally seen as murder equally as it is for humans.
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We must make a stand now to protect the fact that every individual cetacean has the right to life, without captivity, cruelty, servitude or being taken from their natural environments.
Take action & deliver justice to the sickening sports such as drive hunting in the Faroe Islands, Peru & Japan, where 1000's of dolphins and whales are chased by boats into bays & butchered for "fun".
End the idea of watching creatures that are terrified and in distress; jump through hoops to the jeers of a crowd.
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It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
Your petition seems to be asking for action in the Faroe Islands, Peru and Japan. This is outside the direct responsibility of the UK Government and Parliament.
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