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Petition · past parliament

Reverse decision to exclude 'Animal Sentience' in EU withdrawal bill

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The government vote to exclude Animal Sentience from the EU withdrawal bill flies in the face of Britain's heritage as an animal loving nation. It is unthinkable that the UK in 2017 could even consider that animals don't have emotions and feelings in a similar way to human beings.

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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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.