Meanwhile, the Bezos Earth Fund is giving $60 million toward revamping alternative proteins.
The declaration says there is “strong scientific support” that birds and mammals have conscious experience, and a “realistic possibility” of consciousness for all vertebrates — including reptiles, amphibians and fish. That possibility extends to many creatures without backbones, it adds, such as insects, decapod crustaceans and cephalopod mollusks, like squid, octopus and cuttlefish.
“This has been a very exciting 10 years for the study of animal minds,” Birch said. “People are daring to go there in a way they didn’t before and to entertain the possibility that animals like bees and octopuses and cuttlefish might have some form of conscious experience.” Second, the empirical evidence indicates at least a realistic possibility of conscious experience in all vertebrates and many invertebrates .
My only concern with this report is the somewhat ominous way that the researchers mention “implications for U.S. law.” To be clear, I remain very much opposed to animal cruelty and support the enforcement of laws against such terrible behavior. But this declaration mentions the fact that the United States “does not classify animals as sentient on a federal level.”
“Alternative proteins are an imperative if we are to stay within planetary boundaries, if we are to feed 10 billion people within those boundaries,” Jarvis said in a video interview. “We’re investing in alternative proteins because they need to be successful.”
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