Rejected petition Protect animal rights post Brexit – evidence states that animals DO feel pain.

HM Government has started the vote to repeal EU legislation. The Government has decided that animals (other than humans & pets) do not feel pain or emotion. This is against scientific evidence and is a retrograde step for animal welfare and their rights in this country.

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Duncan, IJ; Petherick, JC (December 1991). "The implications of cognitive processes for animal welfare".

J. Anim. Sci. 69: 5017–22. doi:10.2527/1991.69125017x. PMID 1808195.; Curtis, SE; Stricklin, WR (1991). "The importance of animal cognition in agricultural animal production systems: an overview". J. Anim. Sci. 69 (12): 5001–7. doi:10.2527/1991.69125001x. PMID 1808193

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Date submitted 22 November 2017
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