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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 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.

Are you confusing sentient with sapient? Cats are certainly sentient.

I 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

It is theorized that this is true in general. See "sentience quotient". All living things can be placed somewhere on this line and we can imagine entities that are more self-aware than humans.

The pigs are up to their old tricks again.