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New Zealand Put It Into Law: Animals Are Sentient Beings

Posted on November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 By 5 Comments on New Zealand Put It Into Law: Animals Are Sentient Beings

When I read that New Zealand brought into legislation that animals are sentient beings meaning that they are well able to feel pain, stress and joy it somehow reminded me of the world-famous quote by Neil Armstrong “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” In this case, this law is technically one small step for man, but a giant leap for animal kingdom. Of course, this law is supposed to deter people from mistreating animals on pain of penalties if the law is violated. As a pioneer, New Zealand hopefully has paved the way for many other countries to follow.

“New Zealand just took a huge a step forward for animal welfare by legally recognizing them as “sentient” beings.

The amendment to New Zealand law on behalf of the The Animal Welfare Amendment was passed on Tuesday. The new bill states that animals, like humans, are “sentient” beings — meaning they are able to perceive and feel things.

“To say that animals are sentient is to state explicitly that they can experience both positive and negative emotions, including pain and distress,” said Dr Virginia Williams, chair of the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee. “The explicitness is what is new and marks another step along the animal welfare journey.”

The bill also includes banning cosmetic testing on animals, which was recently put into law last month.

It also provides for a penalty scheme to enable moderate offending to be handled more effectively, and gives animal welfare inspectors the power to issue compliance notices, among other capacities.

Nelson SPCA manager Donna Walzl said the changes were “wonderful” and that “it’s great to finally see it brought into legislation. It’s awesome.” She added that, “Hopefully there will be some sterner penalties out there and that obviously creates a bigger deterrent for people to do those things.”

The new bill is one of many positive strides that New Zealand has made recently when it comes to animal welfare and environmental issues. Last fall, they joined the fight againstwhaling in Japan, and in 2012, they granted personhood to Whanganui River.

“Expectations on animal welfare have been rapidly changing. The bill brings legislation in line with our nation’s changing attitude on the status of animals in society,” said New Zealand Veterinary Association president Dr Steve Merchant.

It looks like it’s time that the U.S. follows its example.”

Source: ecorazzi.com!

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Comments (5) on “New Zealand Put It Into Law: Animals Are Sentient Beings”

  1. Sable Cavazos says:
    April 27, 2016 at 8:25 pm

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    April 27, 2016 at 9:00 pm

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  5. Brenda Kaplan says:
    April 28, 2016 at 6:11 am

    Awesome.

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