A large body of scientific evidence stemming from studies of diverse species clearly shows that many nonhuman animals (animals) are sentient beings. 1 Because these studies show that the biodiversity ...

On World Aquatic Animal Day, I ask only this: spare a thought for the fishes. Recognise them as the sentient individuals our law already says they are – not as tonnes of biomass, not as ornaments, not ...

In the past, many scientists believed that only mammals and birds could feel or think in complex ways. Reptiles, fish, and insects were seen as simple creatures that reacted purely on instinct. But ...

Bees play by rolling wooden balls — apparently for fun. The cleaner wrasse fish appears to recognize its own visage in an underwater mirror. Octopuses seem to react to anesthetic drugs and will avoid ...

Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda promoted the reform of Article 7, which now recognizes animals as sentient beings in the state’s Constitution—an unprecedented move that ...

At the Sentient Futures Summit, animal welfare advocates pushed to make AI care about animals—and asked if AI might be ...

The Australian Alliance for Animals has welcomed the release of the provisional text of the Australia–European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA ...

Exclusive: Labor bill recognising all animals as sentient and raising care requirements won’t be introduced before state election ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. All three of these discoveries came in the last five years — indications that the more scientists test animals, the more they find ...