Did the UK vote that animals can't feel pain?

• Autores: Michael Le Page
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3154, 2017, pág. 25
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • "MPs quietly voted 'that animals cannot feel pain or emotions'," claimed one headline, after the UK's parliament voted against an amendment on animal sentience. This led to widespread outrage on social media, and more than one petition. But MPs did not really vote that animals cannot feel pain and suffering. Rather, they voted against the UK government having a duty to take this into account post-Brexit. Here, Le Page talks about how existing UK laws doesn't consider animal welfare when developing and implementing other policies