This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Rejected petition Acknowledge that animals are sentient organisms and amend this in the bill

Research has shown that animals are sentient organisms that can be able to perceive or feel things. It is my regret that the government has voted against this and this change will affect the future of animals including agricultural to laboratory animals.

More details

Berridge, K.C., Winkielman, P., 2003. What is an unconscious emotion? (The case for unconscious ‘‘liking’’). Cognition
Emotion 17, 181–211.
Birch, J., 2017. Animal sentience and the precautionary principle. Animal Sentience: An Interdisciplinary
Journal on Animal Feeling, 2(16). ISSN 2377-7478.
Briefer EF*, Tettamanti F, McElligott AG* (2015) Emotions in goats: mapping physiological, behavioural and vocal profiles. Animal Behaviour 99, 131-143.
Broom, D.M., 2014. Sentience and animal welfare. CABI.

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