The welfare position (often associated with 18th-century thinker Jeremy Bentham) asks not, "Can they reason?" but "Can they suffer?" Since animals feel pain and pleasure, their suffering has moral weight. However, welfare advocates accept that using animals is justifiable as long as the conditions are "humane."

includes a fundamental duty for citizens to have compassion for living creatures. Similarly, the 2022 Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill

The villagers started to see animals in a new light, as living beings with feelings and needs, rather than just objects for entertainment or labor. They began to report cases of animal cruelty to the authorities, and soon, the village became a safer place for animals.

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