Reverse the vote in the Brexit bill that animals are not sentient beings

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

MPs recently voted to reject the idea that animals are sentient or able to feel pain, a ludicrous decision that has been disputed by science for hundreds of years. Such a vote would open the door to the cruellest forms of animal exploitation, testing, and vivisection. Animals do not deserve torture.

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

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-government-vote-animal-sentience-cant-feel-pain-eu-withdrawal-bill-anti-science-tory-mps-a8065161.html

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
24 Nov 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 24 Nov 2017

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