Animal sentience research: synthesis and proposals

Crump, Andrew, Browning, Heather, Schnell, Alexandra K., Burn, Charlotte and Birch, Jonathan (2022) Animal sentience research: synthesis and proposals. Animal Sentience, 7, [453]. (doi:10.51291/2377-7478.1770).

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Most commentaries on our target article broadly support our approach to evaluating evidence of animal sentience. In this Response, we clarify the framework’s purpose and address criticisms of our criteria. A recurring theme is that a framework to synthesise current evidence of sentience is not the same as an agenda for future directions in animal sentience research. Although future directions are valuable, our framework aims to evaluate existing evidence and inform animal welfare legislation.

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Accepted/In Press date: 16 December 2022

Published date: 2022

Additional Information: Funding Information: This research is part of a project that has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, Grant/Award Number 851145. We thank Matilda Gibbons, Sam Gibson and the Editor for their comments on these responses. Funding Information: Funding: This research is part of a project that has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 球爃球爀 research and innovation programGmrea,nt/Award Number 851145. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 WellBeing International. All Rights Reserved.