Rejected petition Reverse decision to exclude 'Animal Sentience' in EU withdrawal bill

The government vote to exclude Animal Sentience from the EU withdrawal bill flies in the face of Britain's heritage as an animal loving nation. It is unthinkable that the UK in 2017 could even consider that animals don't have emotions and feelings in a similar way to human beings.

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

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Date submitted 21 November 2017
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