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In a follow up article at The Telegraph it states "Legislation to be announced by the Government this week will give courts the power to impose fines of up to £20,000 and 12 months in jail on people found guilty of mistreating animals. Anyone under the age of 16 will be banned from owning a pet and goldfish will no longer be allowed to be given as prizes at fairgrounds.

The legislation could lead to gardeners being fined for killing insects, worms, caterpillars, slugs and snails, if scientific evidence proves they have suffered pain and distress. Ministers say the law, which updates existing legislation, is needed to protect animals from abuse. Horticulturalists rejected the idea that they could be guilty of cruelty."

The Catch-22 question is how can scientists prove insects suffer pain and distress without violating the law?

[TYVets]

"The Catch-22 question is how can scientists prove insects suffer pain and distress without violating the law?"

We might ask the worm after a fish tries to eat him on my fish hook?

[FormerACLUmember]

The legislation could lead to gardeners being fined for killing insects, worms, caterpillars, slugs and snails, if scientific evidence proves they have suffered pain and distress. Ministers say the law, which updates existing legislation, is needed to protect animals from abuse. Horticulturalists rejected the idea that they could be guilty of cruelty." The Catch-22 question is how can scientists prove insects suffer pain and distress without violating the law?

These are the same liberal vermin (in the US as well as the UK) who deny that babies have any sense of pain or distress in the uterus. This despite the astonishing recent developments in "four dimensional" sonography with clear demostrations of pre-born babies smiling, running, reacting to discomfort, etc.