Submitted on Friday 17th November 2017
Rejected on Thursday 23rd November 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Force the UK Government to accept that animals are sentient beings
The UK government has voted to reject the inclusion of animal sentience in the European Union Withdrawal Bill despite vast research supporting it. Under EU law, animals are currently recognized as being capable of feeling pain and emotion. The new UK bill should acknowledge this fact also
"Animal Sentience: Where are We and Where are We Heading?"
by Helen Proctor: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/2/4/628/htm
"Animal Minds and Animal Emotions" by Marian Stamp Dawkins:
https://academic.oup.com/icb/article/40/6/883/187667
"New technology allows us to “see” stress levels in chickens" by
Katherine A.Herborn, James L.Graves, Paul Jerem, Neil P.Evans, Ruedi Nager, Dominic J. McCafferty & Dorothy E.F.McKeegan:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031938415301293
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