Encouraging animal sentience laws around the world
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Animal sentience is an important issue that, unfortunately, has not yet received full recognition and acceptance in legislation worldwide.
When we recognise animal sentience, we accept that animals can feel both positive and negative emotions. We understand that they are capable of experiencing positive emotions like joy and excitement. And we also know that they can feel fear, pain, and distress.
Recognising animal sentience isn’t a purely theoretical or abstract concept. If we accept that a...
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