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Jennifer A. Mather ·

YOU? · · 2017 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.51291/2377-7478.1234

The precautionary principle gives the animal the benefit of the doubt when its sentient status is not known. This is necessary for advanced invertebrates such as cephalopods because research and evidence concerning the criteria for sentience are scattered and often insufficient to give us the background for the decision.

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Sentience Precautionary principle Environmental ethics Invertebrate Philosophy Epistemology Animal welfare Ecology Biology

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