Animal Sentience Debate: What Is Really Going On With The Amendment To The EU Withdrawal Bill?

Following a vote in the House of Commons last week, MPs were accused of failing to recognise animals as sentient beings.Sentience is the capacity for one to feel or perceive things.The news led to outrage from animal welfare campaigners and industry experts, with many decrying the government’s alleged decision not to recognise that animals have the ability to feel.But the vote in the House of Commons led to confused and mixed reports, with subsequent news articles having to be amended in a