United Kingdom: Animal Welfare Act (England and Wales)

The Act has various animal-people protections and recognizes vertebrates as sentient beings. Animal-person caregivers must provide: - Sufficient food and water - Veterinary treatment - A suitable living environment Those engaged in acts of animal-folk cruelty may be: - Given a lifetime ban on caring for animal-individuals - Sentenced up to 5-years in jail - Fined up to £20,000

Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 The law safeguards wild mammals from certain cruel acts and related actions.

Hunting Act 2004 This prohibits using dog-people to hunt wild mammals in England and Wales, such as fox-, deer-, hare- and mink-people.

Wild Animals in Circuses Act 2019 This legislation bans the use of wild animal-people in circuses in England, with Scotland and Wales having comparable laws that outlaw their exhibition.

Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 The government must acknowledge the sentience of animal-people when creating laws and establish an Animal Sentience Committee to analyze whether any policy may infringe upon “the welfare of animals as sentient beings.”

The UK government has also passed legislation outlawing the use of shock collars in England starting February 1, 2024.

Obey the law of your country > No more animal-people slaughterhouses, no more hurting/ no more murdering them to eat, to lab test or 4 any reason at all >> Be vegan, make peace. So be it.