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Animal Sentience Committee: impact of definitions of animals in law

Letter from the Animal Sentience Committee on the welfare implications of the different definitions of ‘animals’ in UK law.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 3 February 2026

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Animal Sentience Committee: welfare implications of legislative differences in the definition of ‘animals’

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A letter from the Animal Sentience Committee to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) about the welfare implications of the legislative differences in the definition of ‘animals’ in UK law.

Read more about the Animal Sentience Committee.

Published 3 February 2026