Petition · past parliament
Animals to be recognised as sentient beings after exit from the European Union
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The government have taken a step backwards in Animal welfare and voted no to animals being sietiant beings when we leave the European Union. We are a nation of animal lovers and do not feel the government has acted in a way that speaks for the people of this country regarding this matter.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 20 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.