MPs Push for <br />Octopuses and Lobsters, to Be Included in Sentience Bill.<br />'The Guardian' reports that a group of Conservative MPs have urged the British government to recognize the sentience of some highly-intelligent invertebrates.<br />The animal sentience bill acknowledges <br />that fish and other vertebrates feel pain <br />and should be protected from suffering. .<br />The Conservative Animal Welfare <br />Foundation (CAWF) argues that <br />some invertebrates, like the octopus, <br />need to be included in the bill. .<br />A report by the CAWF found that the <br />UK fishing fleet lands over 420 million <br />crustaceans and cephalopods every year. .<br />All but a very small minority of scientists agree these are sentient animals capable of pain and suffering. , Lorraine Platt, founder of CAWF, via 'The Guardian'.<br />It’s very important they are kept <br />in the animal sentience bill, Lorraine Platt, founder of CAWF, via 'The Guardian'.<br />The bill would require government policy to <br />take into account that animals experience <br />feelings, including pain and joy. .<br />The bill is currently at second <br />reading stage in the House of Lords.<br />It will be decided by a committee consisting of animal experts within the field
