UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2867
Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022
[As Introduced]
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This Act recognises that animals can feel pain, fear, and other emotions. It requires UK government departments to consider how their decisions affect animal welfare and what animals can feel, rather than treating animals as objects without feelings.
Presented by Lord Benyon
supported by George Eustice.
supported by George Eustice.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLords
Official Ballot · The People's Chamber
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The people's count16 votes
100% Aye · 160% No · 0
MPs' vote465 MPs
38% Ayes · 17962% Noes · 286
The democratic gap
62% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading14 Dec 2021
- 2nd reading18 Jan 2022
- Committee stage10 Feb 2022
- Report stage14 Mar 2022
- 3rd reading14 Mar 2022
Lords
- 1st reading13 May 2021
- 2nd reading16 Jun 2021
- Committee stage6 Jul 2021
- Report stage6 Dec 2021
- 3rd reading13 Dec 2021
Royal Assent28 Apr 2022