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Some sentient animals can be sterilized and/or involuntarily euthanized. Seems pretty lame if truly “sentient.” Not sure what definition of sentience they are
by prepend 6y ago
Some sentient animals can be sterilized and/or involuntarily euthanized.
Seems pretty lame if truly “sentient.”
Not sure what definition of sentience they are using as certainly none of these animals are truly sentient. Arguable primates, but arguing a cat is sentient is foolish.
It’s possible to assign greater protections on animals without fake labeling them through laws.
- jobigoud 6y agoAre you confusing sentient with sapient? Cats are certainly sentient.
- prepend 6y agoI think I was not understanding sentient correctly. I thought sentient meant self-conscious, but according to Wikipedia [0] it just means aware. So “dumb animals” are sentient. Thanks for the note, I’ve been misusing this for decades. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentience https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentience