Evidence from multiple scientific studies has helped us to understand that a wide range of animals are sentient beings. Read more about the RSPCA's campaign for better recognition of animal sentience here. The scope of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill has been extended to recognise lobsters, octopus and crabs and all other decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs as sentient beings. The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill already recognises all animals with a backbone (vertebrates) as sentient beings. However, unlike some other invertebrates (animals without a backbone ), decapod crustaceans and cephalopods have complex central nervous systems, one of the key hallmarks of sentience. Complete the animal sentience quiz online and see if you agree with the @RSPCA_official team of animal welfare scientists. It might make you view (and treat) some animals differently ...
