Rejected petition Repeal the decision to exclude "Animal Sentience" in the EU withdrawal bill

As part of discussing what policies and laws to continue or change in the Brexit decision, MP's in the UK have voted to EXCLUDE the "animal sentience" clause. This could have massive repurcussions in animal welfare in the UK and there is clearly researched evidence that animals are sentient.

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http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/3/3/882 Searching for Animal Sentience: A Systematic Review of the Scientific Literature
Helen S. Proctor * , Gemma Carder and Amelia R. Cornish

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/21086041/
Are fish the victims of 'speciesism'? A discussion about fear, pain and animal consciousness.
Cottee SY. Fish Physiol Biochem. 2012.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/205348

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Date submitted 20 November 2017
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