Petition · past parliament
Animals DO have emotions and feelings and therefore should be protected by law
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The government has recently ruled that animals do not fee emotions or feelings and are therefore not going to be protected by the current EU laws that stand pre-brexit.
When brexit is complete animals will no longer be protected and covered and will therefore lose any and all rights
When brexit is complete animals will no longer be protected and covered and will therefore lose any and all rights
Eighty per cent of current animal welfare legislation comes from the EU, but after March 2019, European law will no longer stand to protect these animals.
Under EU law, animals are currently recognised as being capable of feeling pain and emotion. But MPs have this week voted to drop the inclusion of animal sentience into the Withdrawal Bill.
Please sign and share to protect the animals, these are not just wild creatures but domestic pets too and they DO have feelings and emotions
Under EU law, animals are currently recognised as being capable of feeling pain and emotion. But MPs have this week voted to drop the inclusion of animal sentience into the Withdrawal Bill.
Please sign and share to protect the animals, these are not just wild creatures but domestic pets too and they DO have feelings and emotions
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.