France has declared that animals are sentient and ‘not furniture!’
The French Parliament has overturned 200 years of law to elevate animals to the status of sentient beings. Although it was already obvious to most of us, this recognition in law is an important milestone for animals. As the law begins to acknowledge the sentience of animals, recognition will grow that animals have needs and desires of their own. And one day they will gain the rights that they have so long been denied.
Thanks to the many submissions put in by you and others, New Zealand is set to acknowledge sentience in its own animal welfare legislation later this year. Find out more about animals and NZ law: http://safe.org.nz/issues/animals-and-the-law#description
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Does this mean the French, who invented and produce foie gras, will end the bizarre practice of shoving a pipe down the throats of geese and force feeding them until their livers swell or their stomachs burst, whichever comes first?
speciesism
(ˈspiːʃiːzˌɪzəm)
n
1. (Environmental Science) a belief of humans that all other species of animals are inferior and may therefore be used for human benefit without regard to the suffering inflicted
Exposing the Big Game 
Reblogged this on Art, animals, and the earth.
It’s a good start. Now we’ll what it means and what happens when it comes to putting it in action.