Provide scientific evidence to support exclusion of animal sentience from UK law

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We demand that the government provides evidence from at least five separate and credible scientific studies to support their exclusion of animal sentience from post-Brexit law. The claim that it was covered by the Animal Welfare act 2006 is untrue and unacceptable. Government opinion is not fact.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/brexit-bill-latest-animal-sentience-cannot-feel-pain-emotion-vote-mps-agree-eu-withdrawal-bill-a8064676.html

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/45/contents

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/45/section/1

Correspondence requesting further information from "the relevant national authority" (Secretary of State Damian Green MP) has been issued and is awaiting a response.

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

21 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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