Petition · past parliament
Repeal the decision to exclude animal sentience from the EU withdrawal bill
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
As part of the EU withdrawal bill, MPs have voted that the sentience of non-human animals will no longer be acknowledged, including animals' abilities to feel emotions or pain. This not only goes against scientific findings, but could enable cruelty to animals to flourish in the UK after Brexit.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 22 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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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.