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New Zealand Officially Recognizes Lobsters, Octopuses, Crabs as Sentient Beings (bnnbreaking.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is there a legal definition of sentience?

[โ€“] Heavybell 3 points 11 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.