Prominent Scientists Sign Declaration that Animals have Conscious Awareness, Just Like Us

nicko wrote:so should we let them bleed to death?

Didge wrote:An international group of prominent scientists has signed The Cambridge Declaration of Consciousness in which they are proclaiming their support for the idea that animals are conscious and aware to the degree that humans are — a list of animals that includes all mammals, birds, and even the octopus.

will this make us stop treating these animals in totally inhumane ways?

While it might not sound like much for scientists to declare that many nonhuman animals possess conscious states, it’s the open acknowledgement that’s the big news here. The body of scientific evidence is increasingly showing that most animals are conscious in the same way that we are, and it’s no longer something we can ignore.



http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/dvorsky201208251


I doubt it will stop people wanting to eat meat, but maybe look better for the preservation of animals.

nicko wrote:so should we let them bleed to death?

tom sawyer wrote:

TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF

ALLAKAKA wrote:

tom sawyer wrote:

TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF

Another example of the BLOODLUST OF ISLAM.

nicko wrote:you seem to be a bit thick on this flap.if an animal is stunned before it's throat is cut it will feel no pain as it bleeds to death.if it's throat is cut then it's left to bleed to death it's fully conscious till it dies. it is hoisted up by the legs to help the blood to flow out.its quite obvious the animal is feeling pain as it writhes and kicks until it dies.an animal that is stunned correctly is perfectly still [except for nervious twitching] until it bleeds to death. I worked in a slaughter house for about 6 months and saw both methods used.