Sunshine to CanadaEnglish · 3 days ago[Canada] Petition to recognize animals as sentient beingswww.ourcommons.caexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: veganism
arrow-up177arrow-down1external-link[Canada] Petition to recognize animals as sentient beingswww.ourcommons.caSunshine to CanadaEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: veganism
The 32 countries that have formally recognized non-human animal sentience include the European Union, Switzerland, Chile, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
minus-squareVictor Villaslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·24 hours agoI signed it but I don’t really get what’s the goal here other than rectifying a minor semantic issue
minus-squareSunshineOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 hours agoIt will make it harder to argue in favour of animal abuse in the court of law.
minus-squareVictor Villaslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·23 hours agoI doubt it. But I hope you’re right.
I signed it but I don’t really get what’s the goal here other than rectifying a minor semantic issue
It will make it harder to argue in favour of animal abuse in the court of law.
I doubt it. But I hope you’re right.