Rejected petition Include animal sentience within the EU Withdrawal Bill

MPs have voted to reject the inclusion of animal sentience – the admission that animals feel emotion and pain – into the EU Withdrawal Bill. Their excuse was that animals would be covered by the Animal Welfare Act 2006, but this has no mention of sentience & only covers companion animals; pets.

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

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Date submitted 21 November 2017
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