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New Zealand Officially Recognizes Lobsters, Octopuses, Crabs as Sentient Beings (bnnbreaking.com)

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[-] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 3 points 10 months ago

Is there a legal definition of sentience?

[-] Heavybell@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Dunno about legal, but I'm pretty sure the scientific bar for sentience is pretty low. You basically just have to have senses (e g. hearing, sight, etc) and react to stimuli to be sentient.

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