Force the UK Government to accept that animals are sentient beings

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK government has voted to reject the inclusion of animal sentience in the European Union Withdrawal Bill despite vast research supporting it. Under EU law, animals are currently recognized as being capable of feeling pain and emotion. The new UK bill should acknowledge this fact also

"Animal Sentience: Where are We and Where are We Heading?"
by Helen Proctor: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/2/4/628/htm

"Animal Minds and Animal Emotions" by Marian Stamp Dawkins:
https://academic.oup.com/icb/article/40/6/883/187667

"New technology allows us to “see” stress levels in chickens" by
Katherine A.Herborn, James L.Graves, Paul Jerem, Neil P.Evans, Ruedi Nager, Dominic J. McCafferty & Dorothy E.F.McKeegan:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031938415301293

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Pass legislation making animals legally "Sentient Beings" in UK law.

Timeline

17 Nov 2017	Petition opened for signatures
23 Nov 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 23 Nov 2017

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