Article 13 of the Lisbon Treaty explicitly recognizes animals as "sentient beings," requiring member states to pay full regard to their welfare requirements in policy formulation.
A key framework covering freedom from hunger/thirst, discomfort, pain/injury/disease, fear/distress, and freedom to express normal behavior. Article 13 of the Lisbon Treaty explicitly recognizes
The 18th-century philosopher Jeremy Bentham laid the groundwork when he wrote: "The question is not, Can they reason ? nor, Can they talk ? but, Can they suffer ?" Modern philosopher Peter Singer, in his seminal 1975 book Animal Liberation , extended this into the principle of equal consideration of interests . Singer argues that a pig's interest in avoiding pain is identical to a human's interest in avoiding pain; therefore, we must give that interest equal weight. nor, Can they talk
(prevention and rapid treatment).
: Shifting focus from merely avoiding pain to ensuring animals have positive experiences. (prevention and rapid treatment)
Cultivated meat (grown from cells, no slaughter) and plant-based proteins (Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods) are creating a post-animal food economy. If these technologies become cheaper and tastier than factory farming, the economic argument for animal exploitation collapses. This is the great hope of both welfarists and rights advocates.
