ACT's new animal sentience law recognises an animal's psychological pain and pleasure, and may lead to better protections
- Written by Jane Kotzmann, Lecturer in Law, Deakin University
The ACT is the first Australian jurisdiction to recognise animal sentience, but many other countries have already done so.
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After a chimpanzee named Flint recently lost his mother, renowned primatologist Dr Jane Goodall wrote:
the last short journey he made, pausing to rest every few feet, was to the very place where Flo’s body...