No words needed.
I am an animal. Therefore, I am not sentient…
I have no emotions.
I do not feel happiness…
… joy…
… or fear.
I have no curiosity, because I am not a sentient being.
I have no understanding of the finer emotions, like gentleness, or sharing.
No understanding of wonder, excitement…
…or hope.
I do not suffer when I am ill.
I need no comforting…
I cannot laugh…
…or be bored…
…and I have no sense of humour.
I feel no guilt…because I am not conscious of wrongdoing…
…and I cannot feel love.
My two-legs disagrees.
Under the current EU laws, animal sentience, and the existence of their feelings, is recognised and must be taken into full account as new laws and rulings are passed.
The UK government have quietly voted to exclude animal sentience from the laws being passed to define our nation as we leave the EU. Although…
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Barb Taub 
Thanks for sharing, Barb. Any one of us who livves with an animal could put a post like this together… you’d think politicians could too…
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Brilliant, so true xx
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So hre’s the ‘politics’ folks. The 2006 Animal Welfare Act, quoted by Gove as the reason we didn’t NEED to have an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill does NOT mention sentience. It affords protection for domestic and farm animals. It does NOT mention wild animals, nor lab animals. So Felix, Fido, and Moo are OK. Foxy, Mr Badger and Lab Ratty are not. It’s smoke and mirrors. I thank you….
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speaks volumes
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This was so “just right” – well done.
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Well said , I think Dogs do have emotions an feelings but they can’t express but the tragedy is that its an intelligent humans who branded ” Bitch ” so negatively that even though the bitch does everything honestly being paid or without being paid . hahahaaaa
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Great post Barb.
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