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Animals to be recognised as sentient beings under proposed Victorian cruelty laws
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Guardian Australia understands a long-awaited draft of the animal care and protection act will be released for public consultation next month, before a final bill is tabled in parliament in 2024.
Several overseas jurisdictions have explicitly recognised animal sentience in law, including Denmark, France, Greece and New Zealand, and in the US the state of Oregon and Washington DC.
But the move could face opposition from the Victorian Farmers Federation, who during consultation have sought assurances from government that such recognition “doesn’t equate to granting animals human-like legal rights or emotions”.
Under the Victorian government’s proposal, new care requirements would also be introduced, including minimum standards to guide nutrition, physical environment, health and behavioural interactions.
Purcell said it had been “six years, two elections and five agriculture ministers” since the government announced the new laws and was hopeful their proposed bill will be strong enough to “protect all – not just some animals – from cruelty”.
The government has also committed to reform of the Wildlife Act 1975 after the killing of hundreds of wedge-tailed eagles in East Gippsland and koala deaths in a timber plantation at Cape Bridgewater.
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