From Alexandra Horowitz’s “Being a Dog” A breath is not a sniff. When someone sniffs, he is deliberately pulling in air at a rate much faster than breathing. The length of a dog’s sniff has […]
The big picture includes dogs, cats, AND wildlife
Author: animalrightschannel
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Turns out Britain Doesn’t Admit Animals Feel Pain
UPDATE: The Animal Rights Channel thought that Britain’s Animal Welfare (Sentencing and recognition of sentience) bill was a no brainer, but it seems Britain’s Parliament did not. Members have now told Prime Minister Michael Gove that the new bill goes too far.
They don’t agree that the law should recognize animal sentience.
I think we all know that animals feel pain and pleasure, or we should know that. If you’re still waffling, take your neighbor’s dog for a nice long walk. You will quickly see that animals have a range of feelings and sensations.
If you live in the UK, would you please sign this petition and the one below it:
If you live outside the UK, but you are counting on Great Britain to lead the way on recognizing animal sentience, please sign this petition to save the animal sentience part of Gove’s proposed bill: https://www.thepetitionsite.com/985/563/883/throw-the-book-at-dog-fighters-in-britain/
ORIGINAL ARTICLE published in January:
Great Britain’s Michael Gove has admitted that animals can feel pain and “enshrined” that into law, according to all major UK news vehicles.
Gove, the UK’s environment secretary, has been widely photographed with a white fluffy dog in his arms.
This happened because animal rights advocates got a whiff that British Parliament was getting ready to jettison a European Union law that recognizes animal sentience.
Admittedly, the European Union law is foundational for preventing animal cruelty, but it does almost nothing to protect wild animals from loss of habitat.
Nevertheless, animal rights champions should support the new bill while continuing to ask for more stringent protections of animals.
What you can do
UPDATE: You can still read the bill, but the comment period on this bill has been closed. Did anyone in Parliament read the comments? And where is the comments summary?
Read the bill here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/666576/draft-animal-welfare-bill-171212.pdf
Sing this petition:
https://www.thepetitionsite.com/985/563/883/throw-the-book-at-dog-fighters-in-britain/
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We support the Wildlife Selfie Code
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