Petition · past parliament
Challenge the MPs vote to reject the inclusion of animal sentience
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
The MPs have voted that animals can’t feel pain or emotions. The current law protects pets, but not other animals.
If I went to a farm those animals apparently can’t feel anything. If those animals were my pets, magically they can now feel those emotions.
This is wrong. All animals can feel.
If I went to a farm those animals apparently can’t feel anything. If those animals were my pets, magically they can now feel those emotions.
This is wrong. All animals can feel.
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/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%3famp
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 21 Nov 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Nov 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Nov 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.