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Bill: Basic Animal Welfare Bill [BAWB]
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Rationalists (PrCoa)
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 2431
Description[?]:
It is our responsibility to ensure that animals are not treated with needless cruelty, in accordance with their capacity to suffer. For example, because a dolphin has a large brain, and a complicated central nervous system, we have much reason to believe that dolphins have significant capacity to suffer. Accordingly, dolphins should be treated with a greater mind to prevent suffering than, say, a jellyfish, which, although it no doubt has some capacity for suffering, needs less concern than a dolphin. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in medical research.
Old value:: There are no restrictions on the use of animals for research.
Current: Animal research projects must apply for a license and submit to regulation.
Proposed: The use of animals in research is subject to basic regulations.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 20:52:23, July 19, 2007 CET | From | Party Royale | To | Debating the Basic Animal Welfare Bill [BAWB] |
Message | Basic regulations will not prevent legitimate research, but it will prevent those who would hurt animals from doing so under the guise of "research" |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 171 | ||||
no | Total Seats: 276 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 153 |
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