Petition · past parliament
Reconsider the ruling that animals are not sentient beings.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
There is endless scientific evidence that animals are sentient beings and do experience emotions and pain. Elephants are seen to mourn the bones and dead bodies of others of their species. Animals have the same pain receptors and neurons that humans do! Homosapien means wise man, act wise.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 19 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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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.