On 17/05/2021 19:33, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Sun, 16 May 2021 08:29:15 +0100, Snit wrote:

On May 15, 2021 at 10:03:45 AM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote
:

New UK law:

"During a visit to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, the Environment
Secretary
said that the Government would take a significant step forwards on
animal
welfare by formally recognising animals as sentient beings through a new
Animal Sentience Bill that will be introduced to Parliament tomorrow (13
May), putting animal welfare at the very heart of government policy
decision
making."

If animals are to be recognised as sentient beings, shouldn't that mean
everyone must become vegetarian?

If they are sentient, not really. If they are sapient, then yes. That is
assuming the legal terms mean what the dictionary definition says and
not what
the more commonly used definition is.

Ah, a legal term, as in what the word meant 50 billion years ago.* To
most people "sentient" means they have feelings, not just they can react
to stimuli.* A plant can do that.

However, since the law is talking about preventing abuse of pets, they
must be talking about the modern meaning.* If they declare all animals
to have the status of not being abused, that should also include not
being killed for food.

That doesn't follow. It will be interesting to see f humane slaughter is
required.