The Animal Sentience Bill and Animal Nationalism in Post-Brexit Britain

Britain, newly liberated, is now using its independence as a means to establish itself as a socially and economically advanced nation. In such situations, animals are frequently objectified as symbols of this global superiority. Any resulting welfare legislation is likely to support the myth of โ€œGreatโ€ Britain, but highly unlikely to fundamentally challenge the stateโ€™s entitlement to nonhuman bodies, labour or lives.

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