On 15/05/2021 18:03, T i m wrote:
"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."

Hopefully good news (and there will be plenty of more of that to come).

It probably has more to do with the initial manoeuvrings regarding an
early General Election than anything to do with 'animal welfare'.

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Spike