A new animal welfare bill states that non-human animals do have feelings after all, after MPs voted that they didn’t.
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has sought to allay concerns over the vote by introducing a new law to improve Britain’s animal welfare standards, and combat problems such as puppy farming.
The new draft bill enshrines animal sentience into British law post-Brexit, and introduces jail sentences of up to five years for animal abusers.
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