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Animal rights vary greatly among countries and territories. Such laws range from the legal recognition of non-human animal sentience to the absolute lack of any anti-cruelty laws, with no regard for animal welfare. As of November 2019, 32 countries have formally recognized non-human animal sentience.
Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern/Berne Convention; also acceded by several non-CoE member states); European Convention for the Protection of Animals during International Transport (original 1968 animal transport convention & revised 2003 animal transport convention)
The UK passed legislation formally recognizing animals as sentient beings. [96] 2021 In a US court, animals were recognized as "interested persons" for the first time. [97] 2021 Octopuses, crabs and lobsters were recognized under UK law as sentient beings. [98] 2021 In December 2021, Spain approved a law recognizing animals as sentient beings ...
Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all sentient animals have moral worth independent of their utility to humans, and that their most basic interests—such as avoiding suffering—should be afforded the same consideration as similar interests of human beings. [2]
Animal welfare and animal rights topics by country. Subcategories. This category has the following 78 subcategories, out of 78 total. ...
Scientists’ changing understanding of animal sentience could have implications for U.S. law, which does not classify animals as sentient on a federal level, according to Reddy.
Many countries have now formally recognized animal sentience and ... 31 constituent states of the country. In addition, The Law of Animal Protection of the Federal ...
The number of European countries with national animal welfare laws grows. [15] The number of animals raised and killed for food increases dramatically with the advent of intensive animal agriculture [16] The number of animal used in research also increases significantly with the growth of scientific and medical research. [17] 1970–2016