Octopuses, crabs and lobsters are capable of experiencing pain or suffering, according to a review commissioned by the UK government, which has added the creatures to a list of sentient beings to be ...

If you aren’t yet worried about the multitude of ways you inadvertently inflict suffering onto other living creatures, you will be after reading The Edge of Sentience by Jonathan Birch. And for good ...

In Baja California, animals now have the legal backing necessary to safeguard their well-being, thanks to the approval of a law reform proposed by Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, which seeks ...

Star Trek showcases encounters with non-corporeal photonic lifeforms, challenging perceptions of sentience in the universe. Sentient photonic aliens, encountered in the Alpha and Delta Quadrants and ...

AI Alliance Sparks Global Debate on Consciousness, Dignity, and the Future of Rights SYDNEY, Oct. 28, 2025 / PRZen / In an unprecedented fusion of ecological philosophy, technological ethics, and ...

Lots of justifications for meat eating here, including "it's a weed species" and "we've bred it for factory farming purposes". The comment about sapience rather than sentience is germane. The ...