Submitted on Wednesday 22nd November 2017
Rejected on Friday 24th November 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Repeal the decision to exclude animal sentience from the EU withdrawal bill
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.
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