This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition Include Animal Sentience In The EU Withdrawal Bill
The House of Commons voted to scrap EU legislation that sees animals as sentient beings (having feelings & emotions)
Exiting the EU, domestic pets will be protected by the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Wild animals - or those in any form of captivity, including laboratories - will not be protected
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If this goes through it could lead to loss of animal welfare standards such as:
-Labs free to test on animals with no pain relief as much cruelty as they wish
-Less and less regulated farming
-Hunting reintroduced
-The reintroduction of battery cages
Since 1999 animals have been regarded as sentient beings, not just agricultural goods.
We urge the Government to pay full regard to animal wellbeing in future legislation and not view animals as commodities.
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