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New Zealand Officially Recognizes Lobsters, Octopuses, Crabs as Sentient Beings (bnnbreaking.com)
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[-] spittingimage@lemmy.world 32 points 8 months ago

New Zealander here. I've heard nothing of this and it's been a slow news week.

[-] Pips 8 points 8 months ago

Now that the bird of the century elections are over, I guess it's hard to get excited about anything else the rest of the year.

[-] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Also a New Zealander, looks like the "news" site is confusing New Zealand and the UK?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Welfare_(Sentience)_Act_2022

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