• Animals to be recognised as sentient beings under proposed Victorian cruelty laws

    Draft of animal care and protection act may make Victoria first state to explicitly recognise animal sentienceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian government will follow the Australian Capital Territory and could become the first Australian state to recognise that animals are sentient beings, under a draft overhaul of cruelty laws to be released in the coming weeks.Guardian Australia understan

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